Maltese edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic ثَمَّةَ (ṯammata).

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

hemma

  1. Alternative form of hemm: there

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Alternative forms edit

Verb edit

hemma

  1. inflection of hemme:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Swedish edit

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

hemma (not comparable)

  1. at home; at one’s place of residence
  2. at home; in the home of one’s parents
    hälsa dem där hemma
    bring (my) greetings to those back home

Usage notes edit

  • Meaning number 2 presupposes that one's parents still live where one grew up.

Adjective edit

hemma

  1. (sports) at home, on one's home ground
    Nästa match är hemma mot Malmö.
    The next match is at home against Malmö.

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