marid

marid

Maltese

Root
m-r-d
6 terms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Arabic مَرِيض (marīḍ)
Maltese marid

    Inherited from Arabic مَرِيض (marīḍ).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /maˈriːt/
    • Rhymes: -iːt

    Adjective

    marid (feminine singular marida, plural morda)

    1. ill
      • 1949-1952, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ħolma tan-Natura”, in Qasba mar-Riħ, published 1977:
        U meta tiġi x-xitwa erħilha teqred
        bir-rxiex, bis-silġ, bil-bard, bir-riħ u rwiefen
        il-ħlejjaq qodma: weraq sfajra u morda,
        u rix mitbiela,
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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