semma'

Maltese

Root
s-m-għ
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَمَّعَ (sammaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛm.ma/
• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛm.maˤ/ (archaic)
• Homophone: semma (except archaically)

Verb

semma’ (imperfect jsemma’, past participle msemma’, verbal noun tismigħ)

1. to make something heard

   Iż-żgħażagħ iridu jsemmgħu leħinhom.

   Young people want to make their voices heard.

2. to make someone hear

Conjugation

Conjugation of semma’
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	semmajt	semmajt	semma’		semmajna	semmajtu	semmgħu
	f			semmgħet
imperfect	m	nsemma’	ssemma’	jsemma’		nsemmgħu	ssemmgħu	jsemmgħu
	f			ssemma’
imperative			semma’				semmgħu