"bniedem" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbnɪːdɛm/ Forms: bnedmin [plural], bniedma [feminine]
Rhymes: -ɪːdɛm Etymology: From Arabic اِبْن آدَم (ibn ʔādam, “man, human”, literally “son of Adam”). By surface analysis, iben + Adam. The Maltese inflections by analogy with an active participle such as riekeb, riekba, rekbin (“riding, astride”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|اِبْن آدَم|lit=son of Adam|t=man, human}} Arabic اِبْن آدَم (ibn ʔādam, “man, human”, literally “son of Adam”), {{surf|mt|iben|Adam}} By surface analysis, iben + Adam Head templates: {{mt-noun|f=bniedma|g=m|p=bnedmin}} bniedem m (plural bnedmin, feminine bniedma)
  1. human, human being, man (male or unspecified sex) Tags: masculine Synonyms: uman Related terms: Adam, iben, tadam
    Sense id: en-bniedem-mt-noun-gXePrpuQ Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɪːdɛm"
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  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
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