għela

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛː.la/
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɛˤː.la/ (archaic)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɣɛ.la/ (archaic, rural)

Etymology 1

Root
għ-l-j (boiling)
2 terms

From Arabic غَلَى (ḡalā), يَغْلِي (yaḡlī, “to boil”).

Verb

għela (imperfect jagħli)

1. (intransitive, of a liquid) to boil; to be boiled

   Synonym: tgħalla

2. (intransitive, of a person) to be bitter; to feel bitterness

Conjugation

Conjugation of għela
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	għelejt	għelejt	għela		għelejna	għelejtu	għelew
	f			għeliet
imperfect	m	nagħli	tagħli	jagħli		nagħlu	tagħlu	jagħlu
	f			tagħli
imperative			agħli				agħlu

Etymology 2

Root
għ-l-j (expensiveness)
3 terms

From Arabic غَلَا (ḡalā), يَغْلُو (yaḡlū, “to rise in price”).

Verb

għela (imperfect jagħli)

1. (dated) to rise in price; to become expensive

Usage notes

• This sense is now usually covered by the originally unrelated but phonetically similar verb għola.

Conjugation

Conjugation of għela
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	għelejt	għelejt	għela		għelejna	għelejtu	għelew
	f			għeliet
imperfect	m	nagħli	tagħli	jagħli		nagħlu	tagħlu	jagħlu
	f			tagħli
imperative			agħli				agħlu