bella'

Maltese

Root
b-l-għ
13 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic بَلَّعَ (ballaʕa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛl.la/
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛl.laˤ/ (archaic)

Verb

bella’ (imperfect jbella’, past participle mbella’, verbal noun tibligħ)

  1. to make or cause to swallow
  2. (figuratively) to make someone believe anything

Conjugation

Conjugation of bella’ (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m bellajt bellajt bella’ bellajna bellajtu bellgħu
f bellgħet
imperfect m nbella’ tbella’ jbella’ nbellgħu tbellgħu jbellgħu
f tbella’
imperative bella’ bellgħu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m bellajtx bellajtx bella’x bellajniex bellajtux bellgħux
f bellgħitx
imperfect m nbella’x tbella’x jbella’x nbellgħux tbellgħux jbellgħux
f tbella’x
imperative tbella’x tbellgħux