bagħal

Maltese

Root
b-għ-l
6 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic بَغْل (baḡl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːl/
  • IPA^(key): /baˤːl/ (archaic)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈba.ɣal/ (archaic, rural)
• Rhymes: -aːl, -aˤːl, -aɣal

Noun

bagħal m (plural bgħula or ibgħal or bgħal, feminine bagħla, diminutive bgħajjel)

1. mule
2. (figuratively) bastard
3. (figuratively) hardhearted person
4. fruitless sprout

Inflection

Inflected forms
Personal-pronoun- including forms	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	bagħli		bagħalna
2nd person	bagħlek		bagħalkom
3rd person	bagħlu	bagħalha	bagħalhom

Etymology 2

Denominal verb of bagħal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːl/
  • IPA^(key): /baˤːl/ (archaic)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbaː.ɣal/ (archaic, rural)
• Rhymes: -aːl, -aˤːl, -aːɣal

Verb

bagħal (imperfect jbagħal)

1. to bear mules
2. to interbreed
3. to be fruitless

Conjugation

Conjugation of bagħal
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	bagħalt	bagħalt	bagħal		bagħalna	bagħaltu	bagħlu
	f			bagħlet
imperfect	m	nbagħal	tbagħal	jbagħal		nbagħlu	tbagħlu	jbagħlu
	f			tbagħal
imperative			bagħal				bagħlu