għawwem

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Maltese

Root
għ-w-m
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَوَّمَ (ʕawwama).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.wɛm/, /ˈaw.wɛm/
  • IPA(key): /ˈaˤːw.wɛm/ (archaic)

Verb

għawwem (imperfect jgħawwem, past participle mgħawwem)

  1. to make something float, make someone swim

Conjugation

Conjugation of għawwem
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għawwimt għawwimt għawwem għawwimna għawwimtu għawmu
f għawmet
imperfect m ngħawwem tgħawwem jgħawwem ngħawmu tgħawmu jgħawmu
f tgħawwem
imperative għawwem għawmu