tema'
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tema"
Maltese
editRoot |
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t-m-għ |
7 terms |
Alternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic أَطْعَمَ (ʔaṭʕama, “to feed”), either by simple metathesis or by association with طَمَع (ṭamaʕ, “greed, wish”), whence Maltese tama (“hope”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
edittema’ (imperfect jitma’, past participle mitmugħ, verbal noun tmigħ)
Conjugation
editConjugation of tema’ | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | tmajt | tmajt | tema’ | tmajna | tmajtu | temgħu | |
f | temgħet | |||||||
imperfect | m | nitma’ | titma’ | jitma’ | nitimgħu | titimgħu | jitimgħu | |
f | titma’ | |||||||
imperative | itma’ | itimgħu |