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Maltese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Arabic غَلَى (ḡalā), يَغْلِي (yaḡlī, “to boil”).
Verb
għela (imperfect jagħli)
- (intransitive, of a liquid) to boil; to be boiled
- Synonym: tgħalla
- (intransitive, of a person) to be bitter; to feel bitterness
Conjugation
Etymology 2
From Arabic غَلَا (ḡalā), يَغْلُو (yaḡlū, “to rise in price”).
Verb
għela (imperfect jagħli)
- (dated) to rise in price; to become expensive
Usage notes
- This sense is now usually covered by the originally unrelated but phonetically similar verb għola.
Conjugation