żamm

Maltese[edit]

Root
ż-m-m
3 terms

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

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

to keep, hold
to stop
to follow, keep
to consider, deem
to sustain
to restrain oneself
(in the imperfect) to look after one's appearance [+-ha]
Iżżommha ― She looks after her appearance.

Iżommha ― He looks after his appearance.
(in the imperfect) to think highly of
to become pregnant
to cease (rain)
to stop (someone) from doing (something)
to last
to detain

From Arabic زَمّ (zamm).

żamm m (instance noun żamma)