"fada" meaning in Maltese

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Verb

IPA: /ˈfa.da/ Forms: jafda [imperfect], fdat [participle, past], fdar [noun-from-verb], afda [alternative]
Rhymes: -ada Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian fidari, from Vulgar Latin *fīdāre, from Latin fīdere. Unrelated to native feda (“to redeem”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|mt|scn|fidari}} Borrowed from Sicilian fidari, {{der|mt|la-vul||*fīdāre}} Vulgar Latin *fīdāre, {{der|mt|la|fido|fīdere}} Latin fīdere Head templates: {{mt-verb|jafda|fdat|vn=fdar}} fada (imperfect jafda, past participle fdat, verbal noun fdar)
  1. to trust
    Sense id: en-fada-mt-verb-wN5g6xm3
  2. to entrust
    Sense id: en-fada-mt-verb-P-hpd-3R
  3. to be careless
    Sense id: en-fada-mt-verb-oT0BgnfG Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 31 31 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fidi
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      "ipa": "/ˈfa.da/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ada"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fada"
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Download raw JSONL data for fada meaning in Maltese (1.6kB)

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