tella'

Maltese
Root
t-l-għ
23 terms

Alternative forms

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 [+ lil (object)]
    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
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