ħolom

See also: holom

Maltese

Root
ħ-l-m
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَلَمَ (ḥalama).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈħɔ.lɔm/

Verb

ħolom (imperfect joħlom)

  1. to dream
    • 2019, Kristina Borg, Imkejjen u Rkejjen, Ede Books, →ISBN, page 18:
      Dal-lejl ħlomt ħolma.
      Waħda ħelwa, imma stramba.
      Fil-verità, waħda li qed noħlom ta’ spiss.
      Last night I had a dream.
      A pleasant dream, but strange.
      Actually, it's a recurring dream.
  2. to imagine unlikely things; to be impractical

Conjugation

Conjugation of ħolom (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m ħlomt ħlomt ħolom ħlomna ħlomtu ħolmu
f ħolmot
imperfect m noħlom toħlom joħlom noħolmu toħolmu joħolmu
f toħlom
imperative oħlom oħolmu
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