għela

Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛː.la/
    • IPA(key): /ˈɛˤː.la/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈɣɛ.la/ (archaic, rural)

Etymology 1

Root
għ-l-j (boiling)
2 terms

From Arabic غَلَى (ḡalā), يَغْلِي (yaḡlī, to boil).

Verb

għela (imperfect jagħli)

  1. (intransitive, of a liquid) to boil; to be boiled
    Synonym: tgħalla
  2. (intransitive, of a person) to be bitter; to feel bitterness
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 għelejt għelejt Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) għelejna għelejtu għelew
f għeliet
imperfect m nagħli tagħli jagħli nagħlu tagħlu jagħlu
f tagħli
imperative agħli agħlu

Etymology 2

Root
għ-l-j (expensiveness)
3 terms

From Arabic غَلَا (ḡalā), يَغْلُو (yaḡlū, to rise in price).

Verb

għela (imperfect jagħli)

  1. (dated) to rise in price; to become expensive
Usage notes
  • This sense is now usually covered by the originally unrelated but phonetically similar verb għola.
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 għelejt għelejt Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) għelejna għelejtu għelew
f għeliet
imperfect m nagħli tagħli jagħli nagħlu tagħlu jagħlu
f tagħli
imperative agħli agħlu
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