Maltese

edit
Root
ġ-m-għ
14 terms

Etymology

edit

From Arabic جَمَّعَ (jammaʕa).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛm.ma/
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛm.maˤ/ (archaic)

Verb

edit

ġemma’ (imperfect jġemma’, past participle mġemma’, active participle ġemmiegħ, verbal noun tiġmigħ)

  1. to save; to put aside (money)
  2. to collect; to make a collection of (e.g. stamps)

Conjugation

edit
    Conjugation of ġemma’
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ġemmajt ġemmajt ġemma’ ġemmajna ġemmajtu ġemmgħu
f ġemmgħet
imperfect m nġemma’ ġġemma’ jġemma’ nġemmgħu ġġemmgħu jġemmgħu
f ġġemma’
imperative ġemma’ ġemmgħu

Synonyms

edit