għolla

Maltese

Root
għ-l-j (height)
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَلَّى (ʕallā, “to raise”). The sense “raise the price of” was transferred from għalla, from the originally unrelated Arabic غَلَّى (ḡallā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːl.la/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɔˤːl.la/ (archaic)

Verb

għolla (imperfect jgħolli, past participle mgħolli)

1. to raise; to lift (move something to a higher position)

   Synonym: tella’

2. to raise (an amount, rate, tax, etc.)
3. to raise the price of; to make something more expensive

   Synonym: (dated) għalla

   Antonym: raħħas

Conjugation

Conjugation of għolla
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	għollejt	għollejt	għolla		għollejna	għollejtu	għollew
	f			għolliet
imperfect	m	ngħolli	tgħolli	jgħolli		ngħollu	tgħollu	jgħollu
	f			tgħolli
imperative			għolli				għollu

See also

• refa’