semma

Maltese edit

Root
s-m-j
4 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic سَمَّى (sammā).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛm.ma/
Homophone: semma’ (except archaically)

Verb edit

semma (imperfect jsemmi, past participle msemmi, verbal noun tismija)

to name, to call
to mention

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of semma
		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	semmejt	semmejt	semma		semmejna	semmejtu	semmew
perfect	f	semmejt	semmejt	semmiet		semmejna	semmejtu	semmew
imperfect	m	nsemmi	ssemmi	jsemmi		nsemmu	ssemmu	jsemmu
imperfect	f	nsemmi	ssemmi	ssemmi		nsemmu	ssemmu	jsemmu
imperative			semmi				semmu

Tarifit edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic سمى (samma).

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

semma (Tifinagh spelling ⵙⴻⵎⵎⴰ)

(transitive) to name, to designate, to call
(transitive) to be named

Conjugation edit

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms edit

Passive: twasemma (“to be named; to be called”)
ttesmiyyet (“baptism”)

Related terms edit

Verbal noun isem (“name”)

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