għolla

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Maltese

Root
għ-l-j (height)
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَلَّى (ʕallā, “to raise”). The sense “raise the price of” was transferred from għalla, from the originally unrelated Arabic غَلَّى (ḡallā).

Pronunciation

Verb

għolla (imperfect jgħolli, past participle mgħolli)

  1. to raise; to lift (move something to a higher position)
    Synonym: tella’
  2. to raise (an amount, rate, tax, etc.)
  3. to raise the price of; to make something more expensive
    Synonym: (dated) għalla
    Antonym: raħħas

Conjugation

Conjugation of għolla (Form II)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għollejt għollejt għolla għollejna għollejtu għollew
f għolliet
imperfect m ngħolli tgħolli jgħolli ngħollu tgħollu jgħollu
f tgħolli
imperative għolli għollu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għollejtx għollejtx għolliex għollejniex għollejtux għollewx
f għollietx
imperfect m ngħollix tgħollix jgħollix ngħollux tgħollux jgħollux
f tgħollix
imperative tgħollix tgħollux

See also

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