għela

għela

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːla/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɛˤːla/ (archaic)

Etymology 1

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

Related terms

• għalla
• għoli

Etymology 2

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.

Related terms

• għali

Conjugation

conjugation of għela

	singular					plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person m	3rd person f		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
	jien(a)	int(i)	hu(wa)	hi(ja)		aħna	intom	huma
perfect	għelejt	għelejt	għela	għeliet		għelejna	għelejtu	għelew
imperfect	nagħli	tagħli	jagħli	tagħli	nagħlu	tagħlu	jagħlu
imperative		agħli				agħlu