bela'

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Maltese

Root
b-l-għ
13 terms

Alternative forms

bala’

Etymology

From Arabic بَلَعَ (balaʕa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.la/
IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.laˤ/ (archaic)
Homophone: belha (standard only)

Verb

bela’ (imperfect jibla’, past participle miblugħ, verbal noun bligħ or blugħ)

to swallow
(figuratively) to be gullible

Conjugation

Conjugation of bela’
		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	blajt	blajt	bela’		blajna	blajtu	belgħu
perfect	f	blajt	blajt	belgħet		blajna	blajtu	belgħu
imperfect	m	nibla’	tibla’	jibla’		nibilgħu	tibilgħu	jibilgħu
imperfect	f	nibla’	tibla’	tibla’		nibilgħu	tibilgħu	jibilgħu
imperative			ibla’				ibilgħu

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