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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic شَحَّمَ (šaḥḥama).
Pronunciation
Verb
xaħħam (imperfect jxaħħam, past participle mxaħħam, verbal noun tixħim)
- to fatten
- (figuratively) to bribe someone, to palm-oil
Conjugation