Maltese

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Root
ħ-j-m
1 term

Alternative forms

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  • ħajm (variant, especially Gozo)
  • hejm, hajm (alternative spellings, likely superseded)

Etymology

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From Arabic هَيْم (haym), verbal noun of هَامَ (hāma, to be madly in love).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ħejm m

  1. indulgence, spoiling
    Synonym: fsied
  2. spoiledness