bhima

See also: Bhima

Maltese

Root
b-h-m
3 terms

Etymology

    Inherited from Arabic بَهِيمَة (bahīma).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbiː.ma/
    • Rhymes: -iːma

    Noun

    bhima f (plural bhejjem, diminutive bhejma)

    1. a beast; an animal, usually either as livestock or as a wild and/or dangerous creature
      Synonym: (general) annimal
      Il-bhejjem jintużaw biex jaħartu l-għelieqi. ― Animals are used to plough the fields.
    2. (figuratively) brute, hard-hearted person
      Li ma kontx bhima, tiġi toqtolli ’l oħti?!
      The brute that you are, how dare you kill my sister?!
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