tela'

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Maltese

Root
t-l-għ
23 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic طَلَعَ (ṭalaʕa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.la/
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.laˤ/ (archaic)
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Verb

tela’ (imperfect jitla’, past participle mitlugħ, active participle tiela’, verbal noun tlugħ or tligħ)

  1. to ascend; to rise; to soar; to climb up (move to a higher position)
    Synonym: għola
    Antonym: niżel
    • 1949, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Bejta fis-Sur”, in Mill-Gallerija ta’ Żgħożiti:
      U tela’ għas-sur, wisq imgħaddab,
      u kaxkar kull xitla, kull żrara,
      u l-bejta dlonk ħataf, ġarr miegħu
      bl-għasafar, jaħasra xi ħsara!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to be under construction
  3. to be leavened
  4. to be elected
  5. to be promoted
  6. to go somewhere

Conjugation

    Conjugation of tela’
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m tlajt tlajt tela’ tlajna tlajtu telgħu
f telgħet
imperfect m nitla’ titla’ jitla’ nitilgħu titilgħu jitilgħu
f titla’
imperative itla’ itilgħu