għeleb

Maltese

Root
għ-l-b
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic غَلَبَ (ḡalaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛː.lɛp/
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɛˤː.lɛp/ (archaic)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɣɛ.lɛp/ (archaic, rural)
• Homophone: egħleb (except rural)

Verb

għeleb (imperfect jegħleb, past participle megħlub, verbal noun għelib or għalb)

1. to overcome, to defeat, to win out over

Conjugation

Conjugation of għeleb
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	għelibt	għelibt	għeleb		għelibna	għelibtu	għelbu
	f			għelbet
imperfect	m	negħleb	tegħleb	jegħleb		negħlbu	tegħlbu	jegħlbu
	f			tegħleb
imperative			egħleb				egħlbu