tewm

Maltese

Root
t-w-m
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ثُوم (ṯūm). The underlying form in Maltese as well as some Arabic dialects is ثَوْم (ṯawm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛwm/

Noun

tewm m (collective, singulative tewma, plural twiem, paucal tewmiet)

1. garlic

Derived terms

• tewm ħamrani
• tewm ifuħ
• tewm irqiq ta’ Malta
• tewm kaħlani
• tewm muswaf
• tewm muswaf rari
• tewm qerqni
• tewm safrani
• tewm salvaġġ
• tewm salvaġġ muswaf
• tewm tal-linja vjola
• tewm tal-qsari
• tewm ta’ Għawdex
• tewm vjola
• tewm żgħir ta’ Malta

See also

• tewmi (not to be confused)