"bela'" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Maltese]

IPA: /ˈbɛ.la/, /ˈbɛ.laˤ/ [archaic] Forms: bela’ [canonical], jibla’ [imperfect], miblugħ [participle, past], bligħ [noun-from-verb], blugħ [noun-from-verb], bala’ [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛla, -ɛlaˤ Etymology: Inherited from Arabic بَلَعَ (balaʕa). Etymology templates: {{ety|mt|:inh|ar:بَلَعَ|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Maltese", "term" : "bela'", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "mt" }" data-lang="mt" data-title="bela'"> Inherited from Arabic بَلَعَ (balaʕa). Head templates: {{mt-verb|jibla'|miblugħ|vn=bligħ|vn2=blugħ}} bela’ (imperfect jibla’, past participle miblugħ, verbal noun bligħ or blugħ)
  1. to swallow
    Sense id: en-bela'-mt-verb-3WRTF9Cv
  2. (figuratively) to be gullible Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-bela'-mt-verb-LyxXy1oA Categories (other): Maltese entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, Maltese entries with etymology texts, Maltese entries with etymon, Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Maltese entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 38 62 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with etymology texts: 40 60 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with etymon: 0 100 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 18 82
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    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese sound form-I verbs",
    "Maltese sound verbs",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms derived from the Arabic root ب ل ع",
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      "form": "miblugħ",
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Download raw JSONL data for bela' meaning in All languages combined (2.1kB)

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