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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic طَلَعَ (ṭalaʕa).
Pronunciation
Verb
tela’ (imperfect jitla’, past participle mitlugħ, active participle tiela’, verbal noun tlugħ or tligħ)
- 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)
- to be under construction
- to be leavened
- to be elected
- to be promoted
- to go somewhere
Conjugation