qaleb

Maltese
Root
q-l-b
7 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic ⁧قَلَبَ⁩ (qalaba).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔa.lɛp/

Verb

qaleb (imperfect jaqleb, past participle maqlub, verbal noun qlib)

  1. (transitive) to turn over; turn upside down
  2. (transitive) to translate
    Qalbet l-għanja mill-Ingliż għall-Malti.
    She translated the song from English to Maltese.
  3. (intransitive, religion) to apostatize
  4. (transitive) to spill
  5. (transitive) to upset
  6. (transitive) to change
  7. to deceive [+ lil (object)]
    Se taqlibhielek. ― She'll deceive you.
Conjugation
    Conjugation of qaleb
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m qlibt qlibt qaleb qlibna qlibtu qalbu
f qalbet
imperfect m naqleb taqleb jaqleb naqilbu taqilbu jaqilbu
f taqleb
imperative aqleb aqilbu
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Arabic ⁧قالَب⁩ (qālab, “mould”), itself probably from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον (kalopódion), the semantic relation with the above verb being coincidental.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaː.lɛp/

Noun

qaleb m (plural qwieleb)

  1. a mould for baby cheese in the shape of a small hat or basket
Usage notes
  • In other contexts, forma is used for “mould”.
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