غودش

العربية

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غودش

/ɣaw.daʃ/

Where it comes from

Probably from a Phoenician root 𐤂-𐤅-𐤋 (g-w-l), meaning something like “turn around”. If this derivation is correct, the Arabs must have got the name from Ancient Greek Γαύδος (Gaúdos), Γαύλος (Gaúlos), perhaps through Latin Gaudos, Gaulos. The specifics of the borrowing are related to the question of the pre-Arabic language of Malta and whether there was any population continuity after the conquest.

proper noun غَوْدَش · ḡawdaš · الْغَوْدَش · غَوْدَشُ

Gozo (the second largest island of Malta)

In English

Gozo island

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"غودش." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%B4. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

غودش. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%B4

Chicago

"غودش." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%B4.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {غودش},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%B4},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}