"nbala'" meaning in Maltese

See nbala' in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /(ɪ)mˈba.la/, /(ɪ)mˈba.laˤ/ [archaic]
Etymology: From Arabic اِنْبَلَعَ (inbalaʕa). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|اِنْبَلَعَ}} Arabic اِنْبَلَعَ (inbalaʕa) Head templates: {{mt-verb|jinbala'}} nbala’ (imperfect jinbala’) Inflection templates: {{mt-conj|nblajt|nblajt|nbala'|nbalgħet|nblajna|nblajtu|nbalgħu|ninbala'|tinbala'|jinbala'|tinbala'|ninbalgħu|tinbalgħu|jinbalgħu|nbala'|nbalgħu}} Forms: nbala’ [canonical], jinbala’ [imperfect], no-table-tags [table-tags], nblajt [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], nblajt [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], nbala’ [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], nblajna [first-person, masculine, perfect, plural], nblajtu [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], nbalgħu [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], nblajt [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], nblajt [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], nbalgħet [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], nblajna [feminine, first-person, perfect, plural], nblajtu [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], nbalgħu [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], ninbala’ [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], tinbala’ [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jinbala’ [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], ninbalgħu [first-person, imperfect, masculine, plural], tinbalgħu [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jinbalgħu [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], ninbala’ [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], tinbala’ [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], tinbala’ [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], ninbalgħu [feminine, first-person, imperfect, plural], tinbalgħu [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jinbalgħu [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], nbala’ [imperative, second-person, singular], nbalgħu [imperative, plural, second-person], nbela’ [alternative]
  1. mediopassive of bala’:
    to be swallowed
    Sense id: en-nbala'-mt-verb-Jht5jyTC Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. mediopassive of bala’:
    to be dumbfounded, stunned
    Sense id: en-nbala'-mt-verb-8YbWco58
     
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