ħammem

Maltese

Root
ħ-m-m
1 term

Etymology

Probably from Arabic خَمَّنَ (ḵammana); compare Moroccan Arabic خمم (ḵammam, “to think”), Tunisian Arabic خمّم (ḵammem, “to think”).

Alternatively a derivation from حَمّ (ḥamm, “to heat”), as in “get heated up” (compare tmasħan), or from هَمّ (hamm, “to worry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħam.mɛm/

Verb

ħammem (imperfect jħammem)

1. to ruminate, to think excessively about, to be unable to forget

Conjugation

Conjugation of ħammem

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ħammimt	ħammimt	ħammem		ħammimna	ħammimtu	ħammu
	f			ħammet
imperfect	m	nħammem	tħammem	jħammem		nħammu	tħammu	jħammu
	f			tħammem
imperative			ħammem				ħammu