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)

(intransitive, of a liquid) to boil; to be boiled
Synonym: tgħalla
(intransitive, of a person) to be bitter; to feel bitterness

Conjugation

Conjugation of għela
		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	għelejt	għelejt	għela		għelejna	għelejtu	għelew
perfect	f	għelejt	għelejt	għeliet		għelejna	għelejtu	għelew
imperfect	m	nagħli	tagħli	jagħli		nagħlu	tagħlu	jagħlu
imperfect	f	nagħli	tagħli	tagħli		nagħlu	tagħlu	jagħlu
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)

(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 għela
		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	għelejt	għelejt	għela		għelejna	għelejtu	għelew
perfect	f	għelejt	għelejt	għeliet		għelejna	għelejtu	għelew
imperfect	m	nagħli	tagħli	jagħli		nagħlu	tagħlu	jagħlu
imperfect	f	nagħli	tagħli	tagħli		nagħlu	tagħlu	jagħlu
imperative			agħli				agħlu

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