żamm

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Maltese

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Root
ż-m-m
3 terms

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic زَمَّ (zamma, to bind, tie up).

Verb

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żamm (imperfect jżomm, past participle miżmum, verbal noun żamm)

  1. to keep, hold
  2. to stop
  3. to follow, keep
  4. to consider, deem
  5. to sustain
  6. to restrain oneself
  7. (in the imperfect) to look after one's appearance [with -ha]
    IżżommhaShe looks after her appearance.
    IżommhaHe looks after his appearance.
  8. (in the imperfect) to think highly of
  9. to become pregnant
  10. to cease (rain)
  11. to stop (someone) from doing (something)
  12. to last
  13. to detain
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of żamm
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m żammejt żammejt żamm żammejna żammejtu żammew
f żammet
imperfect m nżomm żżomm jżomm nżommu żżommu jżommu
f żżomm
imperative żomm żommu

Etymology 2

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From Arabic زَمّ (zamm).

Noun

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żamm m (instance noun żamma)

  1. verbal noun of żamm