bela'

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bela"

Maltese

Root
b-l-għ
13 terms

Alternative forms

• bala’

Etymology

From Arabic بَلَعَ (balaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.la/
• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.laˤ/ (archaic)
• Homophone: belha (standard only)

Verb

bela’ (imperfect jibla’, past participle miblugħ, verbal noun bligħ or blugħ)

1. to swallow
2. (figuratively) to be gullible

Conjugation

Conjugation of bela’
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	blajt	blajt	bela’		blajna	blajtu	belgħu
	f			belgħet
imperfect	m	nibla’	tibla’	jibla’		nibilgħu	tibilgħu	jibilgħu
	f			tibla’
imperative			ibla’				ibilgħu