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Għeden
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Maltese
Etymology
Probably from mt it eden, from mt la Eden, with mt għ added after the original mt he עֵדֶן ʿēḏen, as in mt Għesaw etc. Inheritance from mt ar عَدْن, itself from the Hebrew, cannot be ruled out offhand, though in this case we would expect mt *Għaden.
Pronunciation
mt /ˈɛː.dɛn/
mt /ˈɛˤː.dɛn/ archaic doubtful
mt ɛːdɛn ɛˤːdɛn 2
Proper noun
proper noun m
Eden the paradise of Adam and Eve