xaħħam

Maltese

Root
x-ħ-m
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic شَحَّمَ (šaḥḥama).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃaħ.ħam/

Verb

xaħħam (imperfect jxaħħam, past participle mxaħħam, verbal noun tixħim)

1. to fatten
2. (figuratively) to bribe someone, to palm-oil

Conjugation

Conjugation of xaħħam

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	xaħħamt	xaħħamt	xaħħam		xaħħamna	xaħħamtu	xaħħmu
	f			xaħħmet
imperfect	m	nxaħħam	xxaħħam	jxaħħam		nxaħħmu	xxaħħmu	jxaħħmu
	f			xxaħħam
imperative			xaħħam				xaħħmu