बला

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bə.lɑː/, [bɐ.läː]

Noun

बला • (balā) f (Urdu spelling بلا)

1. misfortune, affliction
2. spirit, hag
3. (informal) a vast amount (of)

Declension

Declension of बला (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बला balā	बलाएँ balāẽ
oblique	बला balā	बलाओं balāõ
vocative	बला balā	बलाओ balāo

Newar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəla]

Noun

बला • (balā) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐧𑐮𑐵)

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• balā (Latin script)
• 𑀩𑀮𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• বলা (Bengali script)
• බලා (Sinhalese script)
• ဗလာ or ၿလႃ (Burmese script)
• พลา or พะลา (Thai script)
• ᨻᩃᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ພລາ or ພະລາ (Lao script)
• ពលា (Khmer script)
• 𑄝𑄣𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

बला

1. Devanagari script form of balā, ablative singular of बल (bala, “strength”)