Maltese

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Etymology

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Root
w-m-n
14 terms

From Arabic آمَنَ (ʔāmana), a contracted fourth stem reconstrued as a second stem. This reconstruction may have happened at a later stage as the few inherited second stems with an initial vowel (or Arabic hamza) have i- in Maltese.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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emmen (imperfect jemmen, past participle mwemmen or emmnut, active participle emmien or wemmien)

  1. to believe
    • 2018 [1977], Alfred Massa, L-Istar tal-Imgħoddi, 2nd edition, Horizons, page 107:
      “Le. Qed ngħidilkom is-sewwa, emmnuni.”
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to believe in; to support; to consider true and right (a religious dogma, philosophy, policy, etc.) [with f’]
    Nemmen f’Alla.I believe in God.
    Inti temmen fis-soċjaliżmu demokratiku?Do you believe in democratic socialism?
  3. to trust [with f’]
    Synonym: fada
    Ma nemminx fik.I don't trust you.

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of emmen
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m emmint emmint emmen emminna emmintu emmnu
f emmnet
imperfect m nemmen temmen jemmen nemmnu temmnu jemmnu
f temmen
imperative emmen emmnu