tiegħem

Maltese

Root
t-għ-m
3 terms

Etymology

Either an alteration of Arabic طَعِمَ (ṭaʕima, “to taste, eat”) or an independent derivation from togħma (“taste”), from related Arabic طَعْم (ṭaʕm), طُعْمة (ṭuʕma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪː.jɛm/, /ˈtɪː.jam/
• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪː.əˤm/ (archaic)

Verb

tiegħem (imperfect jtiegħem)

1. (transitive) to taste (perceive the taste of)

   Synonym: daq

Conjugation

Conjugation of tiegħem

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	tegħimt	tegħimt	tiegħem		tegħimna	tegħimtu	tiegħmu
	f			tiegħmet
imperfect	m	ntiegħem	ttiegħem	jtiegħem		ntiegħmu	ttiegħmu	jtiegħmu
	f			ttiegħem
imperative			tiegħem				tiegħmu