medd

medd

Ghomara

Root
m-d-d
2 terms

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic مد (madd), from Arabic مَدَّ (madda).

Pronunciation

  • (Iɛraben) IPA(key): [məd(ː)]

Verb

medd

  1. (transitive) to lay
    Synonym: werrek
  2. (intransitive) to lie down
    Synonym: werrek

References

  • Mourigh, Khalid (2015) A Grammar of Ghomara Berber (Thesis)‎[1], Leiden

Maltese

Root
m-d-d
3 terms

Etymology

    Inherited from Arabic مَدَّ (madda).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mɛt/
    • Rhymes: -ɛt

    Verb

    medd (imperfect jmidd, past participle mimdud)

    1. (transitive) to lay (something on a surface, especially one's hand)

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of medd (Form I)
    positive forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m meddejt meddejt medd meddejna meddejtu meddew
    f meddet
    imperfect m mmidd tmidd jmidd mmiddu tmiddu jmiddu
    f tmidd
    imperative midd middu
    negative forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m meddejtx meddejtx meddx meddejniex meddejtux meddewx
    f medditx
    imperfect m mmiddx tmiddx jmiddx mmiddux tmiddux jmiddux
    f tmiddx
    imperative tmiddx tmiddux

    Middle English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    medd

    1. alternative form of mad

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    medd

    1. alternative form of madden

    Welsh

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /meːð/
    • Rhymes: -eːð

    Etymology 1

    From Middle Welsh með, from Proto-Brythonic *með, from Proto-Celtic *medu (mead), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (honey; honey wine).

    Noun

    medd m (uncountable)

    1. mead
    • meddw (intoxicated)

    Etymology 2

    From the same source as meddu (to rule, possess). Compare with Middle Breton mez (ability), Old Irish med (scale, balance), Modern Irish meá.

    Noun

    medd f (plural meddau or meddion)

    1. authority, power
    2. possession(s)

    Etymology 3

    Verb

    medd

    1. (colloquial, defective) synonym of meddai (says)

    Mutation

    Mutated forms of medd
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    medd fedd unchanged unchanged

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    Etymology 4

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Noun

    medd

    1. nasal mutation of bedd (grave)

    Mutation

    Mutated forms of bedd
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    bedd fedd medd unchanged

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    Further reading

    • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “medd”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
    • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “medd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies