See also: Appendix:Variations of "bela"
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic بَلَعَ (balaʕa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.la/
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.laˤ/ (archaic)
- Homophone: belha (standard only)
Verb
bela’ (imperfect jibla’, past participle miblugħ, verbal noun bligħ or blugħ)
- to swallow
- (figuratively) to be gullible
Conjugation