nbela'

Maltese

Root
b-l-għ
13 terms

Alternative forms

• nbala’

Etymology

From Arabic اِنْبَلَعَ (inbalaʕa).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

nbela’ (imperfect jinbela’)

1. mediopassive of bela’:
   1. to be swallowed
   2. to be dumbfounded, stunned

Conjugation

Conjugation of nbela’

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	nblajt	nblajt	nbela’		nblajna	nblajtu	nbelgħu
	f			nbelgħet
imperfect	m	ninbela’	tinbela’	jinbela’		ninbelgħu	tinbelgħu	jinbelgħu
	f			tinbela’
imperative			nbela’				nbelgħu