qiem

Maltese

Root
q-j-m
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَقَامَ (ʔaqāma, “to perform”, also a religious duty).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɪːm/

Verb

qiem (imperfect jqim, past participle meqjum or maqjum, verbal noun qiem)

1. to respect, to honor
2. (religion) to worship (God)

   Synonym: adura

3. (religion) to venerate (a saint etc.)

   Synonym: vvenera

Conjugation

Conjugation of qiem

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	qimt	qimt	qiem		qimna	qimtu	qiemu
	f			qiemet
imperfect	m	nqim	tqim	jqim		nqimu	tqimu	jqimu
	f			tqim
imperative			qim				qimu

Noun

qiem m

1. verbal noun of qiem