hemm

See also: Hemm

Luxembourgish

Verb

hemm

1. second-person singular imperative of hemmen

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛmm/
• Rhymes: -ɛmm

Etymology 1

Inherited from Arabic ثَمَّ (ṯamma). Compare Tunisian Arabic فمة (famma, “there is”) and Moroccan Arabic تم (tamm), تمة (tamma, “there”).

Adverb

hemm

1. there

   Il-ktieb hemm. ― The book is there.

   hemm isfel ― down there

2. there is, there are

   Hemm ħafna djar kbar fuq din it-triq. ― There are many large houses on this street.

   M’hemmx kotba hawn. ― There are no books here.

Alternative forms

• hemma
• hemmi (Nadur)

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Arabic ه م م (h m m)

Arabic هَمّ (hamm)

Maltese hemm

Inherited from Arabic هَمّ (hamm).

Noun

hemm m (plural hemum)

1. sorrow, sadness, grief

   Synonym: niket

Tarifit

Root
h-m-m
1 term

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic هَمَّ (hamm), from Arabic هَمَّ (hamma).

Pronunciation

• (Nador) IPA^(key): [ɦəmː]

Verb

hemm (verbal noun řhemm, Tifinagh spelling ⵀⴻⵎⵎ) (transitive)

1. to concern; to intrest

Conjugation

Conjugation of hemm

aorist perfective negative perfective imperfective negative imperfective participle ihemmen ihemmen ihemmen yetthimman yetthimmin singular plural 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person aorist m hemmeɣ themmed ihemm nhemm themmem hemmen f themm themment hemment perfective m hemmeɣ themmed ihemm nhemm themmem hemmen f themm themment hemment negative perfective m hemmeɣ themmed ihemm nhemm themmem hemmen f themm themment hemment imperfective m tthimmiɣ tetthimmid yetthimma netthimma tetthimmam tthimman f tetthimma tetthimmant tthimmant negative imperfective m tthimmiɣ tetthimmid yetthimmi netthimmi tetthimmim tthimmin f tetthimmi tetthimmint tthimmint aorist imperative m hemm hemmem, hemmet f hemment imperfective imperative m tthimma tthimmam, tthimmat f tthimmant injunctive m nhemmet f nhemment

References

• Serhoual (2002)
• Abarrou (2024)