tella'

Maltese

Root
t-l-għ
23 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic طَلَّعَ (ṭallaʕa).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

tella’ (imperfect jtella’, past participle mtella’, verbal noun titligħ)

  1. to erect, to build
    Synonym: bena
    Tellajtu torri għoli ħafna. ― You erected a really tall tower.
  2. to raise, to lift (move something to a higher position)
    Synonym: għolla
    Tella’ l-ktieb fuq l-ixkaffa ta’ fuq nett. ― Raise the book up to the highest shelf.
  3. to upload
    Synonym: applowdja
    Antonyms: niżżel, ddawnlowdja
    Tellgħu l-video fuq YouTube. ― They uploaded the video on YouTube.
  4. to make one lose temper [with lil]
    Synonym: qabbeż
    Tellajthomli! ― You have made me lose my temper!
  5. to organise
    Synonyms: għamel, organizza
    Il-kunsill lokali qed itella’ kunċert. ― The local council is organising a concert.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tella’ (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m tellajt tellajt tella’ tellajna tellajtu tellgħu
f tellgħet
imperfect m ntella’ ttella’ jtella’ ntellgħu ttellgħu jtellgħu
f ttella’
imperative tella’ tellgħu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m tellajtx tellajtx tella’x tellajniex tellajtux tellgħux
f tellgħitx
imperfect m ntella’x ttella’x jtella’x ntellgħux ttellgħux jtellgħux
f ttella’x
imperative ttella’x ttellgħux

See also

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