tlewwem

Maltese

Root
l-w-m
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تَلَاوَمَ (talāwama).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtlɛw.wɛm/

Verb

tlewwem (imperfect jitlewwem)

1. to quarrel, argue (have a verbal fight)

   Il-ġenituri tiegħi kienu jitlewmu kważi kuljum.

   My parents used to quarrel almost every day.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tlewwem

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	tlewwimt	tlewwimt	tlewwem		tlewwimna	tlewwimtu	tlewmu
	f			tlewmet
imperfect	m	nitlewwem	titlewwem	jitlewwem		nitlewmu	titlewmu	jitlewmu
	f			titlewwem
imperative			tlewwem				tlewmu