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, final-weak)

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.