għalla

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Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːl.la/
    • IPA(key): /ˈaˤːl.la/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈɣal.la/ (archaic, rural)

Etymology 1

Root
għ-l-j (boiling)
2 terms

From Arabic غَلَّى (ḡallā), causative of غَلَى (ḡalā), يَغْلِي (yaḡlī), whence Maltese għela (“to boil, be boiled”).

Verb

għalla (imperfect jgħalli)

  1. (transitive) to boil (a liquid); to cause to boil; to cook by boiling
Conjugation
    Conjugation of għalla
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għallejt għallejt għalla għallejna għallejtu għallew
f għalliet
imperfect m ngħalli tgħalli jgħalli ngħallu tgħallu jgħallu
f tgħalli
imperative għalli għallu

Etymology 2

Root
għ-l-j (expensiveness)
3 terms

From Arabic غَلَّى (ḡallā), causative of غَلَا (ḡalā), يَغْلُو (yaḡlū), whence Maltese għela (“to rise in price”).

Verb

għalla (imperfect jgħalli)

  1. (transitive, dated) to raise the price of; to make something more expensive
Usage notes
  • This sense is now usually covered by the originally unrelated but phonetically similar verb għolla.
Conjugation
    Conjugation of għalla
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għallejt għallejt għalla għallejna għallejtu għallew
f għalliet
imperfect m ngħalli tgħalli jgħalli ngħallu tgħallu jgħallu
f tgħalli
imperative għalli għallu

Etymology 3

Root
għ-l-l (harvesting)
2 terms

From Arabic غَلّة (ḡalla).

Noun

għalla f (dual għalltejn, plural għalliet)

  1. crest (animal’s or bird’s tuft)
  2. brood, animal for breeding
  3. fetus
  4. family
    Synonyms: familja, għajla

Noun

għalla f (dual għalltejn, plural għalel or għelejjel)

  1. a harvest, crop
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