tiegħem

Maltese

Root
t-għ-m
3 terms

Etymology

Either an alteration of Arabic طَعِمَ (ṭaʕima, “to taste, eat”) or an independent derivation from togħma (“taste”), from related Arabic طَعْم (ṭaʕm), طُعْمة (ṭuʕma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪː.jɛm/, /ˈtɪː.jam/
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪː.əˤm/ (archaic)

Verb

tiegħem (imperfect jtiegħem)

  1. (transitive) to taste (perceive the taste of)
    Synonym: daq

Conjugation

Conjugation of tiegħem (Form III)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m tegħimt tegħimt tiegħem tegħimna tegħimtu tiegħmu
f tiegħmet
imperfect m ntiegħem ttiegħem jtiegħem ntiegħmu ttiegħmu jtiegħmu
f ttiegħem
imperative tiegħem tiegħmu
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