-hom

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic هُم‎ (hum).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔm/ (generally)
IPA^(key): /ħɔm/ (after -h, -ħ, -għ)
IPA^(key): /jɔm/ (after -i, -ie, -j)
IPA^(key): /wɔm/ (after -u, -w)

Suffix

-hom

3rd-person plural pronominal suffix: their; them
‎sħab (“friends”) + ‎-hom → ‎sħabhom (“their friends”)

‎taħt (“under”) + ‎-hom → ‎taħthom (“under them”)

‎jisma' (“he hears”) + ‎-hom → ‎jismagħhom (“he hears them”)

Synonyms

tagħhom (only in possessive use)

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