għamm

Maltese

Root
għ-m-m
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَمّ (ʕamm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːmm/, /amm/
• IPA^(key): /aˤːmm/ (archaic)

Noun

għamm m (plural għemum, feminine għamma)

1. (obsolete) paternal uncle

   Synonym: ziju (paternal and maternal)

   Coordinate term: ħal (“maternal uncle”)