Maltese edit

Root
l-w-m
3 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic تَلَاوَمَ (talāwama).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

tlewwem (imperfect jitlewwem)

  1. to quarrel, argue (have a verbal fight)
    Il-ġenituri tiegħi kienu jitlewmu kważi kuljum.
    My parents used to quarrel almost every day.

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of tlewwem
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m tlewwimt tlewwimt tlewwem tlewwimna tlewwimtu tlewmu
f tlewmet
imperfect m nitlewwem titlewwem jitlewwem nitlewmu titlewmu jitlewmu
f titlewwem
imperative tlewwem tlewmu