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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic عَلِيَ (ʕaliya, “to rise”). The sense “rise in price” was transferred from għela, from the originally unrelated Arabic غَلَا (ḡalā).
Pronunciation
Verb
għola (imperfect jogħla)
- to ascend; to rise; to soar; to climb up (move to a higher position)
- Synonym: tela’
- (of a rate, tax, etc.) to rise; to increase
- to rise in price; to become expensive
- Synonym: (dated) għela
- Antonym: raħas
Conjugation