غال

See also: عال‎

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of غَلَا‎ (ḡalā, “to be excessive, to be or become expensive”), from the root غ ل و‎ (ḡ-l-w).

Adjective

غَالٍ • (ḡālin) (construct state غَالِي‎ (ḡālī), masculine plural غَالُونَ‎ (ḡālūna), feminine plural غَالِيَات‎ (ḡāliyāt), elative أَغْلَى‎ (ʔaḡlā))

  1. expensive (having a high price), dear, costly, precious
  2. boiling, seething

Declension

Descendants

  • → Maltese: għali
  • → Swahili: ghali

References

Noun

غَالٍ • (ḡālin) m (construct state غَالِي‎ (ḡālī), plural غُلَاة‎ (ḡulāh) or غَالُونَ‎ (ḡālūna), feminine غَالِيَة‎ (ḡāliya))

  1. extremist, fanatic, zealot

Declension

References

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