"għal" meaning in All languages combined

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Preposition [Maltese]

IPA: /aːl/, /aˤːl/
Etymology: From Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā, “on”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|عَلَى||on}} Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā, “on”) Head templates: {{head|mt|preposition}} għal Inflection templates: {{mt-prep-inflection|għal|għali|vc|base=għa}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], għalija [first-person, singular], għalina [first-person, plural], għalik [second-person, singular], għalikom [plural, second-person], għalih [masculine, singular, third-person], għaliha [feminine, singular, third-person], għalihom [plural, third-person], għaċ- · għad- · għan- [definite, feminine, masculine, xemxin-assimilation], għaċ- · għad- · għan- [definite, singular, xemxin-assimilation], għaċ- · għad- · għan- [definite, xemxin-assimilation], għaċ- · għad- · għan- [definite, feminine, masculine, singular, xemxin-assimilation], għar- · għas- · għat- · [definite, feminine, masculine, xemxin-assimilation], għar- · għas- · għat- · [definite, singular, xemxin-assimilation], għar- · għas- · għat- · [definite, xemxin-assimilation], għar- · għas- · għat- · [definite, feminine, masculine, singular, xemxin-assimilation], għax- · għaz- · għaż- [definite, feminine, masculine, xemxin-assimilation], għax- · għaz- · għaż- [definite, singular, xemxin-assimilation], għax- · għaz- · għaż- [definite, xemxin-assimilation], għax- · għaz- · għaż- [definite, feminine, masculine, singular, xemxin-assimilation], għall- [qamrin-unassimilation]
  1. to, for (benefactive)
    Sense id: en-għal-mt-prep-3V84f5VF Categories (other): Maltese prepositions Disambiguation of Maltese prepositions: 17 12 12 16 22 22
  2. to (finality, end point)
    Sense id: en-għal-mt-prep-NHRzPueD Categories (other): Maltese prepositions Disambiguation of Maltese prepositions: 17 12 12 16 22 22
  3. in the direction of, towards Synonyms: lejn
    Sense id: en-għal-mt-prep-l~J6IUv- Categories (other): Maltese prepositions Disambiguation of Maltese prepositions: 17 12 12 16 22 22
  4. against, versus, contrast (to) Synonyms: kontra
    Sense id: en-għal-mt-prep-NKo0FmwR Categories (other): Maltese prepositions Disambiguation of Maltese prepositions: 17 12 12 16 22 22
  5. in favour of
    Sense id: en-għal-mt-prep-gsM800x4 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Maltese prepositions Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 3 26 1 2 39 30 Disambiguation of Maltese prepositions: 17 12 12 16 22 22
  6. in consequence of, purpose (of), reason (of), cause (of)
    Sense id: en-għal-mt-prep-ccNsmJTc Categories (other): Maltese prepositions Disambiguation of Maltese prepositions: 17 12 12 16 22 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: għala

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "għala"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "għalbiex"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "għaldaqstant"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "għalfejn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "għalhekk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "għalissa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "għaliex"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "għalkemm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "għalkollox"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "għallaħħar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "għalliġej"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "għalxejn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mingħal"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "ar",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "on"
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      "name": "inh"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā, “on”).",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
      "form": "mt-prep-inflection",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "għalija",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "għalina",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għalik",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għalikom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għalih",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għaliha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għalihom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għaċ- · għad- · għan-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għaċ- · għad- · għan-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għaċ- · għad- · għan-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għaċ- · għad- · għan-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għar- · għas- · għat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għar- · għas- · għat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għar- · għas- · għat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għar- · għas- · għat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għax- · għaz- · għaż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għax- · għaz- · għaż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għax- · għaz- · għaż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għax- · għaz- · għaż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għall-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "qamrin-unassimilation"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "preposition"
      },
      "expansion": "għal",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "għal",
        "2": "għali",
        "3": "vc",
        "base": "għa"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 12 12 16 22 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to, for (benefactive)"
      ],
      "id": "en-għal-mt-prep-3V84f5VF",
      "links": [
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ],
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 12 12 16 22 22",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to (finality, end point)"
      ],
      "id": "en-għal-mt-prep-NHRzPueD",
      "links": [
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 12 12 16 22 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese prepositions",
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        }
      ],
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        "in the direction of, towards"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "direction",
          "direction"
        ],
        [
          "towards",
          "towards"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "lejn"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 12 12 16 22 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "against, versus, contrast (to)"
      ],
      "id": "en-għal-mt-prep-NKo0FmwR",
      "links": [
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ],
        [
          "versus",
          "versus"
        ],
        [
          "contrast",
          "contrast"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "kontra"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "3 26 1 2 39 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 12 12 16 22 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "in favour of"
      ],
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          "favour",
          "favour"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
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        }
      ],
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        "in consequence of, purpose (of), reason (of), cause (of)"
      ],
      "id": "en-għal-mt-prep-ccNsmJTc",
      "links": [
        [
          "consequence",
          "consequence"
        ],
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
        ],
        [
          "reason",
          "reason"
        ],
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aːl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˤːl/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "għala"
    }
  ],
  "word": "għal"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Maltese 1-syllable words",
    "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese prepositions",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "għala"
    },
    {
      "word": "għalbiex"
    },
    {
      "word": "għaldaqstant"
    },
    {
      "word": "għalfejn"
    },
    {
      "word": "għalhekk"
    },
    {
      "word": "għalissa"
    },
    {
      "word": "għaliex"
    },
    {
      "word": "għalkemm"
    },
    {
      "word": "għalkollox"
    },
    {
      "word": "għallaħħar"
    },
    {
      "word": "għalliġej"
    },
    {
      "word": "għalxejn"
    },
    {
      "word": "mingħal"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "ar",
        "3": "عَلَى",
        "4": "",
        "5": "on"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā, “on”).",
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mt-prep-inflection",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għalija",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għalina",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għalik",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għalikom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għalih",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għaliha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għalihom",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għaċ- · għad- · għan-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għaċ- · għad- · għan-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għaċ- · għad- · għan-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għaċ- · għad- · għan-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għar- · għas- · għat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għar- · għas- · għat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għar- · għas- · għat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għar- · għas- · għat- ·",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għax- · għaz- · għaż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għax- · għaz- · għaż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għax- · għaz- · għaż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għax- · għaz- · għaż-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "xemxin-assimilation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għall-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "qamrin-unassimilation"
      ]
    }
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        "2": "preposition"
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      "expansion": "għal",
      "name": "head"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "għal",
        "2": "għali",
        "3": "vc",
        "base": "għa"
      },
      "name": "mt-prep-inflection"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to, for (benefactive)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ],
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "to (finality, end point)"
      ],
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        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "in the direction of, towards"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "direction",
          "direction"
        ],
        [
          "towards",
          "towards"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lejn"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "against, versus, contrast (to)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ],
        [
          "versus",
          "versus"
        ],
        [
          "contrast",
          "contrast"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kontra"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "in favour of"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "favour",
          "favour"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "in consequence of, purpose (of), reason (of), cause (of)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "consequence",
          "consequence"
        ],
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
        ],
        [
          "reason",
          "reason"
        ],
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aːl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˤːl/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "għala"
    }
  ],
  "word": "għal"
}

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