għalaq

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Maltese

Root
għ-l-q (closing)
10 terms

Etymology

From Arabic غَلَقَ (ḡalaqa), أَغْلَقَ (ʔaḡlaqa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaː.laʔ/
- IPA^(key): /ˈaˤː.laʔ/ (archaic)
- IPA^(key): /ˈɣa.laʔ/ (archaic, rural)
Homophone: agħlaq (except rural)

Verb

għalaq (imperfect jagħlaq, past participle magħluq, verbal noun għeluq or għalq or għaluq or għaliq)

to close, to shut
1. a book, fan, or anything foldable
2. a door, window, or anything with a latch or lid
  Synonym: qafel
(figuratively) to end, conclude
Synonyms: temm, lesta, spiċċa, kkonkluda, kkompleta

Conjugation

Conjugation of għalaq
		singular				plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	għalaqt	għalaqt	għalaq		għalaqna	għalaqtu	għalqu
perfect	f	għalaqt	għalaqt	għalqet		għalaqna	għalaqtu	għalqu
imperfect	m	nagħlaq	tagħlaq	jagħlaq		nagħlqu	tagħlqu	jagħlqu
imperfect	f	nagħlaq	tagħlaq	tagħlaq		nagħlqu	tagħlqu	jagħlqu
imperative			agħlaq				agħlqu

Antonyms

fetaħ

See also

sakkar

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