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 (Form I)
positive forms
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
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m gdimtx gdimtx gidem gdimniex gdimtux gidmux
f gidmitx
imperfect m nigdimx tigdimx jigdimx nigdmux tigdmux jigdmux
f tigdimx
imperative tigdimx tigdmux