għalaq

Maltese
Root
għ-l-q (closing)
10 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ⁧غَلَقَ⁩ (ḡalaqa), ⁧أَغْلَقَ⁩ (ʔaḡlaqa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.laʔ/
    • IPA(key): /ˈaˤː.laʔ/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ˈɣa.laʔ/ (archaic, rural)
  • Homophone: agħlaq (except rural)

Verb

għalaq (imperfect jagħlaq, past participle magħluq, verbal noun għeluq or għalq or għaluq or għaliq)

  1. to close, to shut
    1. a book, fan, or anything foldable
    2. a door, window, or anything with a latch or lid
      Synonym: qafel
  2. (figuratively) to end, conclude
    Synonyms: temm, lesta, spiċċa, kkonkluda, kkompleta

Conjugation
    Conjugation of għalaq
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m għalaqt għalaqt għalaq għalaqna għalaqtu għalqu
f għalqet
imperfect m nagħlaq tagħlaq jagħlaq nagħlqu tagħlqu jagħlqu
f tagħlaq
imperative agħlaq agħlqu

Antonyms

See also
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