qala'

Maltese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʔa.la/
IPA^(key): /ˈʔa.laˤ/ (archaic)
Homophone: qalgħa

Etymology 1

Root
q-l-għ
3 terms

From Arabic قَلَعَ (qalaʕa, “to pull out, rip off, uproot”). The sense “to vomit” perhaps reinforced by the fact that the verb (with its initial uvular and final pharyngeal) would have been somewhat onomatopoeic of retching; compare unrelated but phonetically similar Arabic قاءَ (qāʔa, “to vomit”).

Verb

qala’ (imperfect jaqla’, past participle maqlugħ, verbal noun qligħ)

(transitive) to pull out; to extract
(transitive) to earn (money)
(intransitive) to vomit

Conjugation

Conjugation of **qala’**
positive forms
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	qlajt	qlajt	qala’	qlajna	qlajtu	qalgħu
perfect	f	qlajt	qlajt	qalgħet	qlajna	qlajtu	qalgħu
imperfect	m	naqla’	taqla’	jaqla’	naqilgħu	taqilgħu	jaqilgħu
imperfect	f	naqla’	taqla’	taqla’	naqilgħu	taqilgħu	jaqilgħu
imperative			aqla’			aqilgħu

Etymology 2

From Arabic قِلْع (qilʕ, “sail”).

Noun

qala’ m (plural qlugħ)

sail (of a ship)
Alternative form: qlugħ

Usage notes

The original plural qlugħ, reinterpreted as a singular, is now commoner.

Derived terms

qala’ latin
qala’ tal-arbulett
qala’ tal-imdaqqsa
qala’ tal-imdud
qala’ tal-imgħallma
qala’ tal-istrall tal-arblu tal-parrukkett
qala’ tal-kontra pappafik
qala’ tal-majjistra
qala’ tal-pappafik
qala’ tal-pappafik ta’ fuq
qala’ tal-pappafik t’isfel
qala’ tal-parrukkett ta’ fuq
qala’ tal-parrukkett t’isfel
qala’ tal-pinnur t’isfel tal-mezzana
qala’ tal-poppa
qala’ tal-qafas
qala’ tal-qafas tal-imdaqqsa
qala’ tal-quddimin
qala’ tan-nofs
qala’ tat-tarkett (qala’ it-tarkett)
qala’ tat-trinkett
qala’ ta’ fuq tal-gabja
qala’ ta’ fuqnett tal-majjistra
qala’ ta’ ħalli jmur
qala’ t’isfel tal-gabja
qala’ t’isfel tal-pappafik tal-majjistra
qala’ widnejn il-fenek
qlugħ taż-żwati