għami

Maltese

Root
għ-m-j
3 terms

Etymology

Alteration of agħma, from Arabic أَعْمَى (ʔaʕmā). Specifically a backformation from the inflected forms għamja and għomja by analogy with such adjectives as għani (“rich”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.mɪ/
  • IPA(key): /ˈaˤː.mɪ/
  • Homophone: agħmi
  • Rhymes: -aːmɪ, -aˤːmɪ

Adjective

għami (feminine singular għamja, plural għomja)

  1. (chiefly colloquial) alternative form of agħma (“blind”)
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