semma

Maltese

Root
s-m-j
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَمَّى (sammā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛm.ma/
  • Homophone: semma’ (except archaically)

Verb

semma (imperfect jsemmi, past participle msemmi, verbal noun tismija)

  1. to name, to call
  2. to mention

Conjugation

Conjugation of semma (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m semmejt semmejt semma semmejna semmejtu semmew
f semmiet
imperfect m nsemmi ssemmi jsemmi nsemmu ssemmu jsemmu
f ssemmi
imperative semmi semmu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m semmejtx semmejtx semmiex semmejniex semmejtux semmewx
f semmietx
imperfect m nsemmix ssemmix jsemmix nsemmux ssemmux jsemmux
f ssemmix
imperative tsemmix tsemmux

Tarifit

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic سمى (samma).

Pronunciation

Verb

semma (Tifinagh spelling ⵙⴻⵎⵎⴰ)

  1. (transitive) to name, to designate, to call
  2. (transitive) to be named

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • Passive: twasemma (“to be named; to be called”)
  • ttesmiyyet (“baptism”)
  • Verbal noun isem (“name”)
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