dejjem

Maltese

Root
d-w-m
15 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛj.jɛm/

Etymology 1

From Arabic دَائِم (dāʔim).

Adverb

dejjem

1. always
   • 2022, Alfred Massa, Il-Ħarba, Horizons, →ISBN, page 5:

     Dan minħabba l-interess li dejjem wera għat-tagħlim ferm qabel il-Griegi u r-Rumani.

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   • 2022, Alfred Massa, Il-Ħarba, Horizons, →ISBN, page 6:

     Sadattant, mal-medda tas-snin dan l-antagoniżmu anti-Semitiku baqa’ dejjem jiżdied, anki fost il-Ġermaniżi.

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   • 1949-1952, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Bejta ta’ Dejjem”, in Qasba mar-Riħ, published 1977:

     Qalbi xebgħet bil-bejta
     li dejjem ta’ kull sena
     titwaqqa’ kull ħarifa,
     u kull April tinbena,

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Etymology 2

Verb

dejjem (imperfect jdejjem, past participle mdejjem, verbal noun tidjim)

1. to perpetuate

Conjugation

Conjugation of dejjem

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	dejjimt	dejjimt	dejjem		dejjimna	dejjimtu	dejmu
	f			dejmet
imperfect	m	ndejjem	ddejjem	jdejjem		ndejmu	ddejmu	jdejmu
	f			ddejjem
imperative			dejjem				dejmu