jlum
Maltese
Alternative forms
- ilum (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
Etymology
From the imperfect of Arabic لامَ (lāma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jˈluːm/
Verb
jlum (imperfect only)
- to blame; to reproach
- Synonym: waħħal
Conjugation
- In contemporary Maltese, this verb is defective and has no perfect forms. The latter can be replaced with forms of kien + imperfect.
conjugation of jlum
singular | plural | ||||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person m | 3rd person f | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
jien(a) | int(i) | hu(wa) | hi(ja) | aħna | intom | huma | |||
perfect | kont inlum | kont tlum | kien ilum | kienet tlum | konna nlumu | kontu tlumu | kienu jlumu | ||
imperfect | nlum | tlum | jlum | tlum | nlumu | tlumu | jlumu | ||
imperative | lum | lumu |
Related terms
- lewm