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)

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

Conjugation

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