semma'

Maltese

Root
s-m-għ
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَمَّعَ (sammaʕa).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

semma’ (imperfect jsemma’, past participle msemma’, verbal noun tismigħ)

  1. to make something heard
    Iż-żgħażagħ iridu jsemmgħu leħinhom.
    Young people want to make their voices heard.
  2. to make someone hear

Conjugation

Conjugation of semma’ (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m semmajt semmajt semma’ semmajna semmajtu semmgħu
f semmgħet
imperfect m nsemma’ ssemma’ jsemma’ nsemmgħu ssemmgħu jsemmgħu
f ssemma’
imperative semma’ semmgħu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m semmajtx semmajtx semma’x semmajniex semmajtux semmgħux
f semmgħitx
imperfect m nsemma’x ssemma’x jsemma’x nsemmgħux ssemmgħux jsemmgħux
f ssemma’x
imperative ssemma’x ssemmgħux