Lhudi
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic يَهُودِيّ (yahūdiyy, “Jew, Jewish”). The definite form اَلْيَهُودِيّ (al-yahūdiyy) underwent assimilation -ly- → -ll- (compare illum from il-jum), whence a new basic form *lahūdī, *lhūdī by backformation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luːdi/
Noun
Lhudi m (plural Lhud, feminine Lhudija)
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