bella'

Maltese

Root
b-l-għ
13 terms

Alternative forms

• balla’

Etymology

From Arabic بَلَّعَ (ballaʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛl.la/
• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛl.laˤ/ (archaic)

Verb

bella’ (imperfect jbella’, past participle mbella’, verbal noun tibligħ)

1. to make or cause to swallow
2. (figuratively) to make someone believe anything

Conjugation

Conjugation of bella’
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	bellajt	bellajt	bella’		bellajna	bellajtu	bellgħu
	f			bellgħet
imperfect	m	nbella’	tbella’	jbella’		nbellgħu	tbellgħu	jbellgħu
	f			tbella’
imperative			bella’				bellgħu