għalla

Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːl.la/
    • IPA(key): /ˈaˤːl.la/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈɣal.la/ (archaic, rural)

Etymology 1

Root
għ-l-j (boiling)
2 terms

From Arabic غَلَّى (ḡallā), causative of غَلَى (ḡalā), يَغْلِي (yaḡlī), whence Maltese għela (to boil, be boiled).

Verb

għalla (imperfect jgħalli)

  1. (transitive) to boil (a liquid); to cause to boil; to cook by boiling
Conjugation
    Conjugation of Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għallejt għallejt Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) għallejna għallejtu għallew
f għalliet
imperfect m ngħalli tgħalli jgħalli ngħallu tgħallu jgħallu
f tgħalli
imperative għalli għallu

Etymology 2

Root
għ-l-j (expensiveness)
3 terms

From Arabic غَلَّى (ḡallā), causative of غَلَا (ḡalā), يَغْلُو (yaḡlū), whence Maltese għela (to rise in price).

Verb

għalla (imperfect jgħalli)

  1. (transitive, dated) to raise the price of; to make something more expensive
Usage notes
  • This sense is now usually covered by the originally unrelated but phonetically similar verb għolla.
Conjugation
    Conjugation of Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għallejt għallejt Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) għallejna għallejtu għallew
f għalliet
imperfect m ngħalli tgħalli jgħalli ngħallu tgħallu jgħallu
f tgħalli
imperative għalli għallu
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