ħolom

See also: holom

Maltese

Root
ħ-l-m
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic حَلَمَ (ḥalama).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈħɔ.lɔm/

Verb

ħolom (imperfect joħlom)

1. to dream
   • 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.

2. to imagine unlikely things; to be impractical

Conjugation

Conjugation of ħolom

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	ħlomt	ħlomt	ħolom		ħlomna	ħlomtu	ħolmu
	f			ħolmot
imperfect	m	noħlom	toħlom	joħlom		noħolmu	toħolmu	joħolmu
	f			toħlom
imperative			oħlom				oħolmu