gidem

Maltese

Root
g-d-m
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic كَدَمَ (kadama, “to bite, bite off”) with g- by generalisation of regular assimilation in the inflected forms (as also in gideb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪ.dɛm/

Verb

gidem (imperfect jigdem, past participle migdum)

1. to bite
2. to deceive

Conjugation

Conjugation of gidem
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	gdimt	gdimt	gidem		gdimna	gdimtu	gidmu
	f			gidmet
imperfect	m	nigdem	tigdem	jigdem		nigdmu	tigdmu	jigdmu
	f			tigdem
imperative			igdem				igdmu

Related terms

• geddum (perhaps)