għolla

From Arabic عَلَّى (ʕallā, “to raise”). The sense “raise the price of” was transferred from għalla, from the originally unrelated Arabic غَلَّى (ḡallā).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːl.la/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɔˤːl.la/ (archaic)

għolla (imperfect jgħolli, past participle mgħolli)

1. to raise; to lift (move something to a higher position)

   Synonym: tella’

2. to raise (an amount, rate, tax, etc.)
3. to raise the price of; to make something more expensive

   Synonym: (dated) għalla

   Antonym: raħħas

• refa’