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)
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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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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)
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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)
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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).

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Noun

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بلا (bəlā́f

  1. monster

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic بَلَاء (balāʔ, affliction).

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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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    Inflected forms 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).

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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)
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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).

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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).

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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)
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