hemm

See also: Hemm

Luxembourgish

Verb

hemm

  1. second-person singular imperative of hemmen

Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛmm/

Etymology 1

From Arabic ثَمَّ (ṯamma). Compare Tunisian Arabic فمة (famma, there is) and Moroccan Arabic تم (tamm), تمة (tamma, there).

Adverb

hemm

  1. there
    Il-ktieb hemm.The book is there.
    hemm isfeldown there
  2. there is, there are
    Hemm ħafna djar kbar fuq din it-triq.There are many large houses on this street.
    M’hemmx kotba hawn.There are no books here.
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

From Arabic هَمّ (hamm).

Noun

hemm m (plural hemum)

  1. sorrow, sadness, grief
    Synonym: niket

Tarifit

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic هَمَّ (hamm).

Verb

hemm (Tifinagh spelling ⵀⴻⵎⵎ)

  1. (transitive) to concern, to affect, to preoccupy
  2. (transitive) to be of interest
  3. (transitive) to grieve, to sadden

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • Verbal noun: arham
  • Causative: senhemma (to be honorable)
  • řhemm (worry)
  • muhim (important)
  • lmuhimm
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