baal

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English

Etymology

From Baal.

Pronunciation

Noun

baal (plural baals)

  1. a false deity or idol
  2. (obsolete, derogatory) Catholic or Orthodox icons of the saints.

Synonyms

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Anagrams

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • bal (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Middle High German balde, from Old High German baldo, from bald (“quick”). Cognate with German bald.

Pronunciation

Adverb

baal

  1. (most dialects) soon
    Du moss us baal ens widder besöke!
    You must visit us again some time soon!
  2. (most dialects) almost
    Synonyms: fass, fast, beinoh
    Ich hann et ald baal foffzehn Mol probiert.
    I've tried it almost fifteen times.
    Hä jeht baal emmer ohne Jack op de Stroß.
    He almost always goes out without a jacket.
    • 2002, “Du bes die Stadt”‎performed by Bläck Fööss:
      Frech wie Dreck, doch et Hätz es jot.
      E klei bessje verdötsch, met nix jet am Hot.
      Jot jelaunt, datt et baal schon nerv.
      All dat ha’ mer vun dir jeerv.
      As impudent as dirt, but your heart is good.
      A little bit simple-minded, not caring too much about anything.
      So good-humoured that it's almost annoying.
      All of that we've inherited from you.

Cimbrian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

baal m

  1. (Sette Comuni) drainage channel
    Elchar stall hat an baal so büuran ausar ausont 's lautare.
    Each barn has a drainage channel to carry the liquid outside.

References

  • “baal” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bale, from Old French bale, itself of Germanic origin and related to Proto-Germanic *balluz. Doublet of bal.

Noun

baal f (plural balen, diminutive baaltje n)

  1. A bale of hay or straw.
  2. A closed bag or package of wares.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: baal
  • → Lokono: bali
  • → Indonesian: bal

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

baal

  1. inflection of balen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English bawl.

Verb

baal

  1. to cry

Further reading

Limos Kalinga

Noun

baál

  1. G-string

Somali

Etymology

Cognate with Jiiddu baal.

Noun

baal ?

  1. wing

References

  1. ^ Salim Alio Ibro (1998) English-Jiddu-Somali Mini-Dictionary, Victoria, Australia: La Trobe University Language Center, →ISBN

Yucatec Maya

Verb

baal (transitive)

  1. to hide, to conceal
  2. to protect, to shelter, to shield
  3. to guard, to keep

Inflection

    Conjugation of baal
aspect optative inperfective perfective resultative imperative
active voice bal balik balaj balmaj balej
antipassive voice baalnak baal baalnaj baalnajaʼan baalnen
mediopassive voice báalak báalal báal baalal —
passive voice baʼalak baʼalal baʼal balaʼan —
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