wella

wella

Ghomara

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic ولا (walla), from Arabic وَ أَلَّا (wa ʔallā, and except).

Pronunciation

  • (Iɛraben) IPA(key): [wəlːɛ]

Conjunction

wella

  1. or
    Synonym: aw
Alternative forms
  • awella

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic والله (wallah), from Arabic وَٱللّٰهِ (wal-lāhi).

Pronunciation

  • (Iɛraben) IPA(key): [wˤəlˤːɑ]

Interjection

wella

  1. by God, I swear
Alternative forms
  • weḷḷa

References

  • Mourigh, Khalid (2015) A Grammar of Ghomara Berber (Thesis)‎[1], Leiden

Maltese

Root
w-l-j
8 terms

Etymology

    Inherited from Arabic وَلَّى (wallā).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈwɛl.lɪ/
    • Rhymes: -ɛllɪ

    Verb

    wella (imperfect jwelli, past participle mwelli, verbal noun tulija or twellija or twillija)

    1. to renounce, to give up, to surrender, to cede
    2. (humorous) to die

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of wella (Form II)
    positive forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m wellejt wellejt wella wellejna wellejtu wellew
    f welliet
    imperfect m nwelli twelli jwelli nwellu twellu jwellu
    f twelli
    imperative welli wellu
    negative forms
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    perfect m wellejtx wellejtx welliex wellejniex wellejtux wellewx
    f wellietx
    imperfect m nwellix twellix jwellix nwellux twellux jwellux
    f twellix
    imperative twellix twellux

    Old English

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈwel.lɑ/, [ˈweɫ.ɫɑ]

    Noun

    wella

    1. genitive plural of well

    Welsh

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈwɛɬa/

    Verb

    wella

    1. soft mutation of gwella

    Mutation

    Mutated forms of gwella
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    gwella wella ngwella unchanged

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.