عمى

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See also: عمي and غمی

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ع م ي (ʕ m y)
5 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

عَمَّى (ʕammā) II (non-past يُعَمِّي (yuʕammī), verbal noun تَعْمِيَة (taʕmiya))

  1. to disguise or conceal, to obscure, to make cryptic, enigmatic, mysterious, vague or ambiguous
  2. to blind (transitive)
Conjugation

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

Noun

عَمًى (ʕamanm

  1. verbal noun of عَمِيَ (ʕamiya) (form I)
  2. blindness
Declension
Descendants
  • Maltese: għama

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع م ي
3 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic أَعْمَى (ʔaʕmā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.ma/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

عمى (ʕama) I (present بعمي (biʕmi))

  1. to blind, to dazzle

Conjugation

    Conjugation of عمى (ʕama)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m عميت (ʕamēt) عميت (ʕamēt) عمى (ʕama) عمينا (ʕamēna) عميتو (ʕamētu) عمو (ʕamu)
f عميتي (ʕamēti) عمت (ʕamat)
present m بعمي (baʕmi) بتعمي (btiʕmi) بيعمي (biʕmi) منعمي (mniʕmi) بتعمو (btiʕmu) بعمو (biʕmu)
f بتعمي (btiʕmi) بتعمي (btiʕmi)
subjunctive m اعمي (aʕmi) تعمي (tiʕmi) يعمي (yiʕmi) نعمي (niʕmi) تعمو (tiʕmu) يعمو (yiʕmu)
f تعمي (tiʕmi) تعمي (tiʕmi)
imperative m اعمي (iʕmi) اعمو (iʕmu)
f اعمي (iʕmi)