بلاش
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North Levantine Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from Arabic بِلَا شَيْء (bi-lā šayʔ, “for nothing”). Eventually the b- was considered part of the word, and the preposition ب (b(i)-) is now added before it again.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]بلاش • (balāš) m
- No charge; no money; a price of zero; (in context) for free; gratis.
- ما في شي ببلاش غير العمى والطراش.
- Ma fi ši bi-balāš ḡayr il-ʿama wi-ṭ-ṭarāš.
- Nothing is for free except blindness and deafness. (A saying.)
South Levantine Arabic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from Arabic بِلَا شَيْء (bi-lā šayʔ, “for nothing”). Eventually the b- was considered part of the word, and the preposition ب (b(i)-) is now added before it again.
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]بلاش • (balāš)
See also
[edit]- بلا (bala, “without”)
Interjection
[edit]بلاش • (balāš)
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