xaħma

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Maltese

Root
x-ħ-m
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic شَحْمَة (šaḥma). Doublet of xaħmet.

Pronunciation

Noun

xaħma f (plural xaħmiet)

  1. a piece of fat
  2. (figuratively) quiet and helpless person

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