qaleb

Maltese

Root
q-l-b
7 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَلَبَ (qalaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔa.lɛp/

Verb

qaleb (imperfect jaqleb, past participle maqlub, verbal noun qlib)

1. (transitive) to turn over; turn upside down
2. (transitive) to translate

   Qalbet l-għanja mill-Ingliż għall-Malti.

   She translated the song from English to Maltese.

3. (intransitive, religion) to apostatize
4. (transitive) to spill
5. (transitive) to upset
6. (transitive) to change
7. to deceive [with lil]

   Se taqlibhielek. ― She'll deceive you.

Conjugation

Conjugation of qaleb
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	qlibt	qlibt	qaleb		qlibna	qlibtu	qalbu
	f			qalbet
imperfect	m	naqleb	taqleb	jaqleb		naqilbu	taqilbu	jaqilbu
	f			taqleb
imperative			aqleb				aqilbu

Derived terms

• bil-maqlub

 

Etymology 2

From Arabic قالَب (qālab, “mould”), itself probably from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον (kalopódion), the semantic relation with the above verb being coincidental.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaː.lɛp/

Noun

qaleb m (plural qwieleb)

1. a mould for baby cheese in the shape of a small hat or basket

Usage notes

• In other contexts, forma is used for “mould”.