għam

Maltese

Root
għ-w-m
6 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːm/
  • IPA(key): /aˤːm/ (archaic)

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَامَ (ʕāma).

Verb

għam (imperfect jgħum, verbal noun għawm)

  1. to swim
  2. to float
Conjugation
Conjugation of għam (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għomt għomt għam għomna għomtu għamu
f għamet
imperfect m ngħum tgħum jgħum ngħumu tgħumu jgħumu
f tgħum
imperative għum għumu
  • Colloquially, the first and second persons of the perfect may also be formed irregularly as għomejt, għomejna, għomejtu.

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَام (ʕām).

Noun

għam m (dual għamejn, plural għewiem) (obsolete)

  1. year
    Synonym: sena
Derived terms
  • għamnewwel
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