bagħal

== Maltese == === Etymology 1 === From Arabic بَغْل (baḡl). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /baːl/ IPA(key): /baˤːl/ (archaic) IPA(key): /ˈba.ɣal/ (archaic, rustic) Rhymes: -aɣal, -aːl, -aˤːl ==== Noun ==== bagħal m (plural bgħula or ibgħal or bgħal, feminine bagħla, diminutive bgħajjel) mule (figuratively) bastard (figuratively) hardhearted person fruitless sprout ===== Inflection ===== === Etymology 2 === Denominal verb of bagħal. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /baːl/ IPA(key): /baˤːl/ (archaic) IPA(key): /ˈbaː.ɣal/ (archaic, rustic) Rhymes: -aːl, -aːɣal, -aˤːl ==== Verb ==== bagħal (imperfect jbagħal) to bear mules to interbreed to be fruitless ===== Conjugation =====