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 تمة‎ (temma, “there”).

Adverb

hemm

  1. there
    Il-ktieb hemm. ― The book is there.
    hemm isfel ― down 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
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