xaħħam

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Maltese

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Root
x-ħ-m
7 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic شَحَّمَ (šaḥḥama).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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xaħħam (imperfect jxaħħam, past participle mxaħħam, verbal noun tixħim)

  1. to fatten
  2. (figuratively) to bribe someone, to palm-oil

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of xaħħam
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m xaħħamt xaħħamt xaħħam xaħħamna xaħħamtu xaħħmu
f xaħħmet
imperfect m nxaħħam xxaħħam jxaħħam nxaħħmu xxaħħmu jxaħħmu
f xxaħħam
imperative xaħħam xaħħmu