għam
/aːm/
The Maltese word for "swim" is għam.
għam is a verb meaning to move through water.
Meaning: move through water (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The base form għam is also used to express the first person singular present tense, such as "I swim" or "I am swimming".
How do you pronounce it?
/aːm/
Did you know?
- The letter għ in għam is a 'silent' letter in modern Maltese. While it used to represent a sound, it now serves to lengthen the surrounding vowels or change the rhythm of the word.
- The word għam is a direct linguistic descendant of the Arabic verb ʕāma, meaning to swim.
- The root of għam is shared with words related to 'floating' or 'drifting', reflecting the fluid nature of the Arabic root system.
Example sentences for Maltese are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “swim” translations and entries għam, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries għam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
