"għella" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛːl.la/, /ˈɛˤːl.la/ Forms: għelejjel [plural], għelliet [paucal]
Etymology: From Arabic عِلَّة (ʕilla). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|عِلَّة}} Arabic عِلَّة (ʕilla) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=f|p=għelejjel|pauc=għelliet}} għella f (plural għelejjel, paucal għelliet)
  1. misfortune, bad luck Tags: feminine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-għella-mt-noun-kYPb7GpZ Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 96 4
  2. illness, disease Tags: feminine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-għella-mt-noun-4RsLVDem
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: għilla

Alternative forms

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        "2": "ar",
        "3": "عِلَّة"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic عِلَّة (ʕilla)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic عِلَّة (ʕilla).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "għelejjel",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "għelliet",
      "tags": [
        "paucal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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          "_dis": "96 4",
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        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Alternative form: għell (Arabism)"
        }
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɛːl.la/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛˤːl.la/"
    }
  ],
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    }
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    "Maltese feminine nouns",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese obsolete terms",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms spelled with Għ",
    "Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation"
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      "form": "għelejjel",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "għelliet",
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        "misfortune, bad luck"
      ],
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          "bad luck",
          "bad luck"
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        "obsolete"
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      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛːl.la/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛˤːl.la/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "għilla"
    }
  ],
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