بالا

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See also: تالا

Khalaj

Noun

بالا (bala) (definite accusative بالاݧ, plural بالالار)

  1. Arabic spelling of bala (child)

Declension

Malay

Noun

بالا (plural بالا-بالا or بالا۲, informal 1st possessive بالاکو, 2nd possessive بالامو, 3rd possessive بالاڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of bala

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian (/⁠bālā⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *bārźаh- (via a series of sound changes *rź > *rd > l) + a suffix *-ā of unknown origin. The first component is derived from Proto-Iranian *barź- (to elevate, increase (height)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (to rise up).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? bālā
Dari reading? bālā
Iranian reading? bâlâ
Tajik reading? bolo
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Adverb

Dari بالا
Iranian Persian
Tajik боло

بالا (bâlâ)

  1. up, upwards
    Antonym: پایین (pâyin)

Derived terms

Adjective

بالا (bâlâ) (comparative بالاتَر (bâlâ-tar), superlative بالاتَرین (bâlâ-tarin))

  1. high, upper
    Antonym: پایین (pâyin)
  2. supreme

Noun

بالا (bâlâ)

  1. top (upper part)
    Antonym: پایین (pâyin)
  2. stature, height
    Synonym: قد (qad)
  3. (nautical) a fathom; the height of a person used to measure the depth of a body of water
    در اینجای دریا آب پنج بالاستIn this part of the sea the water is five fathoms deep.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2003) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 2, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 116-7; 119

Uyghur

Other scripts
Perso-Arabic بالا
Latin bala
Cyrillic бала

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *bāla. Cognate with Kazakh бала (bala), Kyrgyz бала (bala), Crimean Tatar bala, Kumyk бала (bala), Shor пала, Western Yugur mïla, etc.

Pronunciation

Noun

بالا (bala) (plural بالىلار (balilar))

  1. infant, baby, child
  2. cub; young animal
Declension


See also

Adjective

بالا (bala)

  1. immature, childish
  2. small, young

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَلَاء (balāʔ, affliction).

Pronunciation

Noun

بالا (bala) (plural بالالار (balalar))

  1. a disaster, calamity, catastrophe, misfortune, trouble
  2. cause of disaster, an instigator of trouble
  3. expert, terribly good, (thoroughly) proficient, skilled
Declension


Etymology 3

From Persian بالا (bâlâ).

Pronunciation

Noun

بالا (bala) (plural بالالار (balalar))

  1. a purlin, a joist, a (cross-)brace (in roof timbers), truss