għela

Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛː.la/
    • IPA(key): /ˈɛˤː.la/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈɣɛ.la/ (archaic, rustic)

Etymology 1

Root
għ-l-j (boiling)
2 terms

From Arabic غَلَى (ḡalā), يَغْلِي (yaḡlī, “to boil”).

Verb

għela (imperfect jagħli)

  1. (intransitive, of a liquid) to boil; to be boiled
    Synonym: tgħalla
  2. (intransitive, of a person) to be bitter; to feel bitterness
Conjugation
Conjugation of għela (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għelejt għelejt għela għelejna għelejtu għelew
f għeliet
imperfect m nagħli tagħli jagħli nagħlu tagħlu jagħlu
f tagħli
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)

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