għalla

== Maltese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaːl.la/ IPA(key): /ˈaˤːl.la/ (archaic) IPA(key): /ˈɣal.la/ (archaic, rustic) Rhymes: -alla, -aːlla, -aˤːlla === Etymology 1 === From Arabic غَلَّى (ḡallā), causative of غَلَى (ḡalā), يَغْلِي (yaḡlī), whence Maltese għela (“to boil, be boiled”). ==== Verb ==== għalla (imperfect jgħalli) (transitive) to boil (a liquid); to cause to boil; to cook by boiling ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === From Arabic غَلَّى (ḡallā), causative of غَلَا (ḡalā), يَغْلُو (yaḡlū), whence Maltese għela (“to rise in price”). ==== Verb ==== għalla (imperfect jgħalli) (transitive, dated) to raise the price of; to make something more expensive ===== Usage notes ===== This sense is now usually covered by the originally unrelated but phonetically similar verb għolla. ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 3 === From Arabic غَلّة (ḡalla). ==== Noun ==== għalla f (dual għalltejn, plural għalliet) crest (animal’s or bird’s tuft) brood, animal for breeding fetus family Synonyms: familja, għajla ==== Noun ==== għalla f (dual għalltejn, plural għalel or għelejjel) a harvest, crop