xamma'

Maltese

Root
x-m-għ
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic شَمَّعَ (šammaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃam.ma/
• IPA^(key): /ˈʃam.maˤ/ (archaic)

Verb

xamma’ (imperfect jxamma’, past participle mxamma’, verbal noun tixmigħ)

1. to wax

Conjugation

Conjugation of xamma’

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	xammajt	xammajt	xamma’		xammajna	xammajtu	xammgħu
	f			xammgħet
imperfect	m	nxamma’	xxamma’	jxamma’		nxammgħu	xxammgħu	jxammgħu
	f			xxamma’
imperative			xamma’				xammgħu