għola

Maltese

Root
għ-l-j (height)
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ⁧عَلِيَ⁩ (ʕaliya, “to rise”). The sense “rise in price” was transferred from għela, from the originally unrelated Arabic ⁧غَلَا⁩ (ḡalā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔː.la/
IPA^(key): /ˈɔˤː.la/ (archaic)
Homophone: ogħla

Verb

għola (imperfect jogħla)

to ascend; to rise; to soar; to climb up (move to a higher position)
Synonym: tela’
(of a rate, tax, etc.) to rise; to increase
to rise in price; to become expensive
Synonym: (dated) għela

Antonym: raħas

Conjugation

Conjugation of għola
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	għolejt	għolejt	għola	għolejna	għolejtu	għolew
perfect	f	għolejt	għolejt	għoliet	għolejna	għolejtu	għolew
imperfect	m	nogħla	togħla	jogħla	nogħlew	togħlew	jogħlew
imperfect	f	nogħla	togħla	togħla	nogħlew	togħlew	jogħlew
imperative			ogħla			ogħlew

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