għami

Maltese

Root
għ-m-j
3 terms

Etymology

Alteration of agħma, from Arabic أَعْمَى (ʔaʕmā). Specifically a backformation from the inflected forms għamja and għomja by analogy with such adjectives as għani (“rich”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.mɪ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈaˤː.mɪ/
• Homophone: agħmi
• Rhymes: -aːmɪ, -aˤːmɪ

Adjective

għami (feminine singular għamja, plural għomja)

1. (chiefly colloquial) Alternative form of agħma (“blind”)