gamiem

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic يَمَام (yamām), also pronounced جَمَام (jamām) dialectally. For the shift from /d͡ʒ/ to /ɡ/, compare Moroccan Arabic جربوع (jarbūʕ), ݣربوع (garbūʕ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈmɪːm/

Noun

gamiem m (collective, singulative gamiema, paucal gamimiet)

  1. turtle doves

Derived terms

  • gamiem tal-ilwien
  • gamiem tal-Indja
  • gamiem tal-kullar
  • gamiem tal-lvant
  • gamiem ta’ Tunes
  • sultan il-gamiem
  • sultan il-gamiem tat-toppu

See also

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