għam

Maltese

Root
għ-w-m
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَامَ (ʕāma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːm/
• IPA^(key): /aˤːm/ (archaic)

Verb

għam (imperfect jgħum, verbal noun għawm)

1. to swim
2. to float

Conjugation

Conjugation of għam
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	għomt	għomt	għam		għomna	għomtu	għamu
	f			għamet
imperfect	m	ngħum	tgħum	jgħum		ngħumu	tgħumu	jgħumu
	f			tgħum
imperative			għum				għumu

• Colloquially, the first and second persons of the perfect may also be formed irregularly as għomejt, għomejna, għomejtu.