See also: عال

Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
غ ل و (ḡ l w)
5 terms

Derived from the active participle of غَلَا (ḡalā, to be excessive, to be or become expensive).

Adjective

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غَالٍ (ḡālin) (construct state غَالِي (ḡālī), masculine plural غَالُونَ (ḡālūna), feminine plural غَالِيَات (ḡāliyāt), elative أَغْلَى (ʔaḡlā))

  1. expensive (having a high price), dear, costly, precious
  2. boiling, seething

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Descendants

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  • Maltese: għali
  • Swahili: ghali

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Noun

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غَالٍ (ḡālinm (construct state غَالِي (ḡālī), plural غُلَاة (ḡulāh) or غَالُونَ (ḡālūna), feminine غَالِيَة (ḡāliya))

  1. extremist, fanatic, zealot

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