żilem

Maltese

Root
ż-l-m
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic زَلَمَ (zalama, “to err”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɪ.lɛm/

Verb

żilem (imperfect jiżlem, past participle miżlum, verbal noun żliem) (intransitive)

1. to be bent, curled
2. (figuratively) to deceive

Conjugation

Conjugation of żilem
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	żlimt	żlimt	żilem		żlimna	żlimtu	żilmu
	f			żilmet
imperfect	m	niżlem	tiżlem	jiżlem		niżilmu	tiżilmu	jiżilmu
	f			tiżlem
imperative			iżlem				iżilmu