żamm
Maltese
editRoot |
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ż-m-m |
3 terms |
Pronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Arabic زَمَّ (zamma, “to bind, tie up”).
Verb
editżamm (imperfect jżomm, past participle miżmum, verbal noun żamm)
- to keep, hold
- to stop
- to follow, keep
- to consider, deem
- to sustain
- to restrain oneself
- (in the imperfect) to look after one's appearance [with -ha]
- Iżżommha ― She looks after her appearance.
- Iżommha ― He looks after his appearance.
- (in the imperfect) to think highly of
- to become pregnant
- to cease (rain)
- to stop (someone) from doing (something)
- to last
- to detain
Conjugation
editConjugation of żamm | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | żammejt | żammejt | żamm | żammejna | żammejtu | żammew | |
f | żammet | |||||||
imperfect | m | nżomm | żżomm | jżomm | nżommu | żżommu | jżommu | |
f | żżomm | |||||||
imperative | żomm | żommu |
Etymology 2
editNoun
editżamm m (instance noun żamma)
- verbal noun of żamm
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