għola

Maltese

Root
għ-l-j (height)
6 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔː.la/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɔˤː.la/ (archaic)
• Homophone: ogħla

Verb

għola (imperfect jogħla)

1. to ascend; to rise; to soar; to climb up (move to a higher position)

   Synonym: tela’

2. (of a rate, tax, etc.) to rise; to increase
3. to rise in price; to become expensive

   Synonym: (dated) għela

   Antonym: raħas

Conjugation

Conjugation of għola

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	għolejt	għolejt	għola		għolejna	għolejtu	għolew
	f			għoliet
imperfect	m	nogħla	togħla	jogħla		nogħlew	togħlew	jogħlew
	f			togħla
imperative			ogħla				ogħlew