għela

== Maltese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛː.la/ IPA(key): /ˈɛˤː.la/ (archaic) IPA(key): /ˈɣɛ.la/ (archaic, rustic) Rhymes: -ɛla, -ɛːla, -ɛˤːla === Etymology 1 === From Arabic غَلَى (ḡalā), يَغْلِي (yaḡlī, “to boil”). ==== Verb ==== għela (imperfect jagħli) (intransitive, of a liquid) to boil; to be boiled Synonym: tgħalla (intransitive, of a person) to be bitter; to feel bitterness ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === From Arabic غَلَا (ḡalā), يَغْلُو (yaḡlū, “to rise in price”). ==== Verb ==== għela (imperfect jagħli) (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. ===== Conjugation =====