semma'

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic سَمَّعَ‎ (sammaʿa), factitive second stem of سَمِعَ‎ (samiʿa), whence Maltese sema'.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛm.ma/
  • Homophone: semma

Verb

semma' (imperfect jsemma')

  1. to make something heard
    Iż-żagħżagħ iridu jsemmgħu leħinhom.
    Young people want to make their voices heard.
  2. to make someone hear

Conjugation
conjugation of semma'
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 semmajt semmajt semma' semmgħet semmajna semmajtu semmgħu
imperfect nsemma' ssemma' jsemma' ssemma' nsemmgħu ssemmgħu jsemmgħu
imperative semma' semmgħu
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