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بلا

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See also: پلا and تلا

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ب ل و (b l w)
11 terms

Verb

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بَلَا (balā) I (non-past يَبْلُو (yablū), verbal noun بَلَاء (balāʔ) or بُلُوّ (buluww))

  1. to test, to try
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:7:
      إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ زِينَةً لَهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا
      ʔinnā jaʕalnā mā ʕalā l-ʔarḍi zīnatan lahā linabluwahum ʔayyuhum ʔaḥsanu ʕamalan
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 21:35:
      وَنَبْلُوكُم بِٱلشَّرِّ وَٱلْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةً
      wanablūkum bi-š-šarri wal-ḵayri fitnatan
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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بِـ (bi-) + لَا ()

Preposition

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بِلَا (bilā)

  1. without
    Synonyms: دُونَ (dūna), بِدُونِ (bidūni), مِنْ دُونِ (min dūni), مِنْ غَيْرِ (min ḡayri), بِغَيْرِ (biḡayri)
Antonyms
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Descendants
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  • Swahili: bila

Etymology 3.1

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Verb

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بلا (form I)

  1. بَلَّا (ballā) /bal.laː/: third-person masculine dual past active of بَلَّ (balla)
  2. بُلَّا (bullā) /bul.laː/: inflection of بَلَّ (balla):
    1. third-person masculine dual past passive
    2. second-person dual imperative

Etymology 3.2

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Noun

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بَلًّا (ballan)

  1. indefinite accusative of بَلّ (ball)

Chagatai

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Turkic *bāla.

Noun

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بلا (bala)

  1. child

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Classical Persian بلا (balā), from Arabic بلاء (balāʔ).

Noun

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بلا (bälā)

  1. affliction

Khalaj

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Noun

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بَلا (bəlâ) (definite accusative بَلانؽ, plural بَلالار)

  1. Arabic spelling of bəlâ (affliction)

Declension

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Declension of بلا
singular plural
nominative بلا بلالار
genitive بلاݧ بلالارؽݧ
dative بلاقا بلالارقا
definite accusative بلاݧ بلالارؽ
locative بلاچا بلالارچا
ablative بلادا بلالاردا
instrumental بلالا بلالارلا
equative بلاوارا بلالاروارا

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology 1

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From Persian بلا (balâ), ultimately from Arabic بَلَاء (balāʔ, affliction).

Noun

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بلا (belâ)

  1. problem, trouble, disaster
    Synonyms: الم (elem), زقوم (zıkkım), علت (ʼillet)
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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From Arabic بِلَا (bilā).

Preposition

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بلا (bila)

  1. without
    Synonym: ـسز (-siz)
Usage notes
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Pahari-Potwari

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀩𑀺𑀟𑀸𑀮 (biḍāla), 𑀩𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀮 (bilāla), from Sanskrit बिडाल (biḍāla).

Noun

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بِلّا (billā)

  1. tomcat (male cat)

Pashto

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Etymology

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From Persian بلا (balâ), ultimately from Arabic بَلَاء (balāʔ, affliction).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بلا (bəlā́f

  1. monster

Declension

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Declension of بلا
singular plural
direct بلا (bəlā) بلاګانې
بلاوې
(bəlāgā́ne
bəlāwe
)
oblique بلا (bəlā) بلاګانو
بلاوو
(bəlāgā́no
bəlāwo
)
vocative بلا (bəlā) بلاګانو
بلاوو
(bəlāgā́no
bəlāwo
)

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic بَلَاء (balāʔ, affliction).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? balā
Dari reading? balā
Iranian reading? balâ
Tajik reading? balo

Noun

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بَلا (balâ) (plural بلاها (balâ-hâ))

  1. affliction

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South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic بِلَا (bilā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ba.la/, [ˈba.la]
  • Audio (Jerusalem):(file)

Preposition

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بلا (bala)

  1. without
    Synonyms: بدون (bidūn), من دون (min dūn)
    Antonyms: (together with) مع (maʕ), (by means of) بـ (bi-), في (fi)

Inflection

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Inflection of بلا
base form بلا (bala)
Personal-pronoun including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person بلاي (balāy) بلانا (balāna)
2nd person بلاك (balāk) بلاك (balāki) بلاكم (balākom)
3rd person بلاه (balā) بلاها (balāha) بلاهم (balāhom)

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Urdu

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Classical Persian بلا (balā), from Arabic بَلَاء (balāʔ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بَلا (balāf (Hindi spelling बला)

  1. affliction, scourge
    Synonym: غَضَب (ġazab)
  2. great trouble, tribulation
    Synonym: مُصِیبَت (musībat)
  3. misfortune, calamity, plague
    Synonyms: آفَت (āfat), قَیامَت (qayāmat)
  4. monster, hag, curse (agent of affliction, trouble or misfortune)
Declension
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Declension of بلا
singular plural
direct بلا (balā) بلائیں (balāẽ)
oblique بلا (balā) بلاؤں (balāõ)
vocative بلا (balā) بلاؤ (balāo)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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بُلّا (bullām (Hindi spelling बुल्ला)

  1. bubble
    Synonym: بُلْبُلا (bulbulā)
Declension
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Declension of بلا
singular plural
direct بُلا (bullā) بُلے (bulle)
oblique بُلے (bulle) بُلوں (bullõ)
vocative بُلے (bulle) بُلو (bullo)

Etymology 3

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀺𑀟𑀸𑀮 (biḍāla), 𑀩𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀮 (bilāla), from Sanskrit बिडाल (biḍāla).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بِلّا (billām (Hindi spelling बिल्ला)

  1. tomcat (male cat)
Declension
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Declension of بلا
singular plural
direct بِلا (billā) بِلے (bille)
oblique بِلے (bille) بِلوں (billõ)
vocative بِلے (bille) بِلو (billo)

Etymology 4

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From Sanskrit वलक (valaka).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بَلّا (ballām (Hindi spelling बल्ला)

  1. bat, club
Declension
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Declension of بلا
singular plural
direct بلّا (ballā) بلّے (balle)
oblique بلّے (balle) بلّوں (ballõ)
vocative بلّے (balle) بلّو (ballo)
Derived terms
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