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غَلَى
to boil /ɣaˈlaː/
verbB2#4000 most common
Also: to boil over (of emotions), to seethe with anger, to bubble, to be at a rolling boil
Example sentences
غَلَى الماءُ.
The water boiled.
تَغْلِي القَهْوَةُ عَلَى النَّارِ.
The coffee is boiling on the fire.
يَجِبُ أَنْ يَغْلِيَ الحَلِيبُ قَبْلَ أَنْ نَشْرَبَهُ.
The milk must boil before we drink it.
غَلَتْ مَشَاعِرُهُ غَضَبًا عِنْدَمَا سَمِعَ الخَبَرَ.
His emotions boiled over with anger when he heard the news.
ظَلَّ الدَّمُ يَغْلِي فِي عُرُوقِهِ طَوَالَ الِاجْتِمَاعِ رَغْمَ هُدُوءِ وَجْهِهِ.
His blood kept boiling in his veins throughout the meeting despite his calm face.
مَا إِنْ لَامَسَ الزَّيْتُ قَاعَ المِقْلَاةِ السَّاخِنَةِ حَتَّى بَدَأَ يَغْلِي بِعُنْفٍ نَاثِرًا رَذَاذًا فِي كُلِّ اتِّجَاهٍ.
No sooner had the oil touched the bottom of the hot pan than it began to boil violently, scattering droplets in every direction.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَغْلِي | غَلَيْتُ | سَأَغْلِي |
| 2sg | تَغْلِي | غَلَيْتَ | سَتَغْلِي |
| 3sg | يَغْلِي | غَلَى | سَيَغْلِي |
| 1pl | نَغْلِي | غَلَيْنَا | سَنَغْلِي |
| 2pl | تَغْلُونَ | غَلَيْتُمْ | سَتَغْلُونَ |
| 3pl | يَغْلُونَ | غَلَوْا | سَيَغْلُونَ |
Word family
غَلَيَانboiling, the act of bubbling at high heat
غَلَّىto bring a liquid to a boil, to boil something
مَغْلِيّboiled
غَلَّايَةkettle, teapot used to boil water
Etymology
The verb comes from the triliteral Semitic root ghayn-lam-ya (غ-ل-ي), tied to the idea of a liquid reaching intense heat and bubbling up. Classical Arabic dictionaries use it for water, milk, and other liquids at a rolling boil, and speakers extended it early on to describe anger or emotion rising past control. The same root gives rise to nouns for the boiling process itself and for kettles used to heat water.
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