gidem

Maltese
Root
g-d-m
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic كَدَمَ‎ (kadama, “to bite, bite off”) with g- by generalisation of regular assimilation in the inflected forms (as also in gideb).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɪ.dɛm/

Verb

gidem (imperfect jigdem, past participle migdum)

  1. to bite
  2. to deceive

Conjugation
    Conjugation of gidem
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m gdimt gdimt gidem gdimna gdimtu gidmu
f gidmet
imperfect m nigdem tigdem jigdem nigdmu tigdmu jigdmu
f tigdem
imperative igdem igdmu
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