wadab

Maltese

Root
w-d-b
5 terms

Alternative forms

  • wadaf (archaic or dialectal)

Etymology

Inherited from dialectal Arabic وَضَف (waḍaf), attested in Iberian Arabic and still in Maghrebi dialects.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwa.dap/

Noun

wadab m (plural udab)

  1. slingshot
    Synonyms: żbandola, vleġġa

Ojibwe

Noun

wadab anim (plural wadabiig, locative wadabiing, diminutive wadabiins, pejorative wadabiish)

  1. spruce root

See also

References

  • Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “wadab”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎[1], University of Minnesota
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