wella

Maltese

Root
w-l-j
8 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَلَّى (wallā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛl.lɪ/

Verb

wella (imperfect jwelli, past participle mwelli, verbal noun tulija or twellija or twillija)

  1. to renounce, to give up, to surrender, to cede
  2. (humorous) to die

Conjugation

Conjugation of wella (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m wellejt wellejt wella wellejna wellejtu wellew
f welliet
imperfect m nwelli twelli jwelli nwellu twellu jwellu
f twelli
imperative welli wellu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m wellejtx wellejtx welliex wellejniex wellejtux wellewx
f wellietx
imperfect m nwellix twellix jwellix nwellux twellux jwellux
f twellix
imperative twellix twellux

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwel.lɑ/, [ˈweɫ.ɫɑ]

Noun

wella

  1. genitive plural of well

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛɬa/

Verb

wella

  1. soft mutation of gwella

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwella
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwella wella ngwella unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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