tella'

Maltese

Root
t-l-għ
23 terms

Alternative forms

• talla’

Etymology

From Arabic طَلَّعَ (ṭallaʕa).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

tella’ (imperfect jtella’, past participle mtella’, verbal noun titligħ)

1. to erect, to build

   Synonym: bena

   Tellajtu torri għoli ħafna. ― You erected a really tall tower.

2. to raise, to lift (move something to a higher position)

   Synonym: għolla

   Tella’ l-ktieb fuq l-ixkaffa ta’ fuq nett. ― Raise the book up to the highest shelf.

3. to upload

   Synonym: applowdja

   Antonyms: niżżel, ddawnlowdja

   Tellgħu l-video fuq YouTube. ― They uploaded the video on YouTube.

4. to make one lose temper [with lil]

   Synonym: qabbeż

   Tellajthomli! ― You have made me lose my temper!

5. to organise

   Synonyms: għamel, organizza

   Il-kunsill lokali qed itella’ kunċert. ― The local council is organising a concert.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tella’

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	tellajt	tellajt	tella’		tellajna	tellajtu	tellgħu
	f			tellgħet
imperfect	m	ntella’	ttella’	jtella’		ntellgħu	ttellgħu	jtellgħu
	f			ttella’
imperative			tella’				tellgħu

See also

• refa’