bela'

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bela"

Maltese

Root
b-l-għ
13 terms

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic بَلَعَ (balaʕa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.la/
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.laˤ/ (archaic)
  • Homophone: belha (standard only)
  • Rhymes: -ɛla, -ɛlaˤ

Verb

bela’ (imperfect jibla’, past participle miblugħ, verbal noun bligħ or blugħ)

  1. to swallow
  2. (figuratively) to be gullible

Conjugation

Conjugation of bela’ (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m blajt blajt bela’ blajna blajtu belgħu
f belgħet
imperfect m nibla’ tibla’ jibla’ nibilgħu tibilgħu jibilgħu
f tibla’
imperative ibla’ ibilgħu
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