għami
Maltese
Etymology
Alteration of agħma, from Arabic أَعْمَى (ʾaʿmā). Specifically a backformation from the inflected forms għamja and għomja by analogy with such adjectives as għani (“rich”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːmɪ/
- Homophone: agħmi
Adjective
għami (feminine singular għamja, plural għomja)
- (chiefly colloquial) Alternative form of agħma (“blind”)