"bela'" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Maltese]

IPA: /ˈbɛ.la/, /ˈbɛ.laˤ/ [archaic]
Rhymes: -ɛla, -ɛlaˤ Etymology: From Arabic بَلَعَ (balaʕa). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|بَلَعَ}} Arabic بَلَعَ (balaʕa) Head templates: {{mt-verb|jibla'|miblugħ|vn=bligħ|vn2=blugħ}} bela’ (imperfect jibla’, past participle miblugħ, verbal noun bligħ or blugħ) Forms: bela’ [canonical], jibla’ [imperfect], miblugħ [participle, past], bligħ [noun-from-verb], blugħ [noun-from-verb], no-table-tags [table-tags], blajt [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], blajt [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], bela’ [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], blajna [first-person, masculine, perfect, plural], blajtu [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], belgħu [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], blajt [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], blajt [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], belgħet [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], blajna [feminine, first-person, perfect, plural], blajtu [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], belgħu [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], nibla’ [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], tibla’ [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jibla’ [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], nibilgħu [first-person, imperfect, masculine, plural], tibilgħu [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jibilgħu [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], nibla’ [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], tibla’ [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], tibla’ [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], nibilgħu [feminine, first-person, imperfect, plural], tibilgħu [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jibilgħu [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], ibla’ [imperative, second-person, singular], ibilgħu [imperative, plural, second-person], {{{17}}} [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], {{{18}}} [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], {{{19}}} [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], {{{21}}} [first-person, masculine, perfect, plural], {{{22}}} [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], {{{23}}} [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], {{{17}}} [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], {{{18}}} [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], {{{20}}} [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], {{{21}}} [feminine, first-person, perfect, plural], {{{22}}} [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], {{{23}}} [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], {{{24}}} [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], {{{25}}} [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], {{{26}}} [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], {{{28}}} [first-person, imperfect, masculine, plural], {{{29}}} [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], {{{30}}} [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], {{{24}}} [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], {{{25}}} [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], {{{27}}} [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], {{{28}}} [feminine, first-person, imperfect, plural], {{{29}}} [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], {{{30}}} [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], {{{31}}} [imperative, second-person, singular], {{{32}}} [imperative, plural, second-person], bala’ [alternative]
  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 with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79
     
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  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɛ.la/"
    },
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    {
      "form": "bala’",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jibla'",
        "2": "miblugħ",
        "vn": "bligħ",
        "vn2": "blugħ"
      },
      "expansion": "bela’ (imperfect jibla’, past participle miblugħ, verbal noun bligħ or blugħ)",
      "name": "mt-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to swallow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "swallow",
          "swallow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be gullible"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gullible",
          "gullible"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) to be gullible"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛ.la/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛ.laˤ/",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "belha (standard only)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛla"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛlaˤ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bela'"
}

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