jomgħod

Maltese

Etymology

From the imperfect of Arabic مَضَغَ‎ (maḍaḡa, “to chew”) with metathesis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjɔmɔt/
  • IPA(key): /ˈjɔmɔˤːt/ (archaic)

Verb

jomgħod (imperfect only)

  1. to chew

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 jomgħod
singular plural
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 nomgħod kont tomgħod kien jomgħod kienet tomgħod konna nomogħdu kontu tomogħdu kienu jomogħdu
imperfect nomgħod tomgħod jomgħod tomgħod nomogħdu tomogħdu jomogħdu
imperative omgħod omogħdu
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