għola

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic عَلِيَ‎ (ʿaliya, “to rise”). The sense “rise in price” was transferred from għela, from the originally unrelated Arabic غَلَا‎ (ḡalā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔːla/
IPA^(key): /ˈɔˤːla/ (archaic)
Homophone: ogħla

Verb

għola (imperfect jogħla)

to ascend; to rise; to soar; to climb up (move to a higher position)
Synonym: tela'
(of a rate, tax, etc.) to rise; to increase
to rise in price; to become expensive

Conjugation

conjugation of għola

	singular				plural
	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person m	3^rd person f	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
	jien(a)	int(i)	hu(wa)	hi(ja)	aħna	intom	huma
perfect	għolejt	għolejt	għola	għoliet	għolejna	għolejtu	għolew

imperfect	nogħla	togħla	jogħla	togħla	nogħlew	togħlew	jogħlew

imperative		ogħla				ogħlew

Alternative forms

għela (dated; only for “rise in price”)

Related terms

għoli
għolla