ħolm

Maltese

Root
ħ-l-m
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حُلْم (ḥulm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħɔlm/

Noun

ħolm m (collective, singulative ħolma, paucal ħolmiet)

1. dreams; dream as a state; dreaming
   • 2019, Kristina Borg, Imkejjen u Rkejjen, Ede Books, →ISBN, page 18:

     Dal-lejl ħlomt ħolma.
     Waħda ħelwa, imma stramba.
     Fil-verità, waħda li qed noħlom ta’ spiss.

     Last night I had a dream.
     A pleasant dream, but strange.
     Actually, it's a recurring dream.