xemmem

Tarifit

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic خمم (ḵammam, “to think”). Compare Maltese ħammem (“to ruminate”).

Verb

xemmem (Tifinagh spelling ⵅⴻⵎⵎⴻⵎ)

1. (intransitive) to think, to reflect
2. (intransitive) to ponder, to ruminate
3. (intransitive) to consider

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• Verbal noun: axemmem (“worry, concern”)
• axemmim (“idea”)