بلا

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See also: پلا and تلا

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ب ل و (b l w)
10 terms

Verb

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

Etymology 2

بِـ (bi-) + لَا ()

Preposition

بِلَا (bilā)

  1. without
    Synonyms: دُونَ (dūna), بِدُونِ (bidūni), مِنْ دُونِ (min dūni), مِنْ غَيْرِ (min ḡayri), بِغَيْرِ (biḡayri)
Antonyms
Descendants
  • Swahili: bila

Etymology 3.1

Verb

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

Noun

بَلًّا (ballan)

  1. indefinite accusative of بَلّ (ball)

Chagatai

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *bāla.

Noun

بلا (bala)

  1. child

Etymology 2

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

Noun

بلا (bälā)

  1. affliction

Khalaj

Noun

بَلا (bəlâ) (definite accusative بَلانؽ, plural بَلالار)

  1. Arabic spelling of bəlâ (affliction)

Declension

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Persian بلا (balâ), ultimately from Arabic بَلَاء (balāʔ, affliction).

Noun

بلا (belâ)

  1. problem, trouble, disaster
    Synonyms: الم (elem), زقوم (zıkkım), علت (ʼillet)
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Arabic بِلَا (bilā).

Preposition

بلا (bila)

  1. without
    Synonym: ـسز (-siz)
Usage notes

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀩𑀺𑀟𑀸𑀮 (biḍāla), 𑀩𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀮 (bilāla), from Sanskrit बिडाल (biḍāla).

Noun

بِلّا (billā)

  1. tomcat (male cat)

Pashto

Etymology

From Persian بلا (balâ), ultimately from Arabic بَلَاء (balāʔ, affliction).

Pronunciation

Noun

بلا (bəlā́f

  1. monster

Declension

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَلَاء (balāʔ, affliction).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? balā
Dari reading? balā
Iranian reading? balâ
Tajik reading? balo

Noun

بَلا (balâ) (plural بلاها (balâ-hâ))

  1. affliction

Derived terms

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بِلَا (bilā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.la/,
  • Audio (Jerusalem):(file)

Preposition

بلا (bala)

  1. without
    Synonyms: بدون (bidūn), من دون (min dūn)
    Antonyms: (together with) مع (maʕ), (by means of) بـ (bi-), في (fi)

Inflection

    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)

See also

Urdu

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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
    Declension of بلا
singular plural
direct بلا (balā) بلائیں (balāẽ)
oblique بلا (balā) بلاؤں (balāõ)
vocative بلا (balā) بلاؤ (balāo)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

بُلّا (bullām (Hindi spelling बुल्ला)

  1. bubble
    Synonym: بُلْبُلا (bulbulā)
Declension
    Declension of بلا
singular plural
direct بُلا (bullā) بُلے (bulle)
oblique بُلے (bulle) بُلوں (bullõ)
vocative بُلے (bulle) بُلو (bullo)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀺𑀟𑀸𑀮 (biḍāla), 𑀩𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀮 (bilāla), from Sanskrit बिडाल (biḍāla).

Pronunciation

Noun

بِلّا (billām (Hindi spelling बिल्ला)

  1. tomcat (male cat)
Declension
    Declension of بلا
singular plural
direct بِلا (billā) بِلے (bille)
oblique بِلے (bille) بِلوں (billõ)
vocative بِلے (bille) بِلو (billo)

Etymology 4

From Sanskrit वलक (valaka).

Pronunciation

Noun

بَلّا (ballām (Hindi spelling बल्ला)

  1. bat, club
Declension
    Declension of بلا
singular plural
direct بلّا (ballā) بلّے (balle)
oblique بلّے (balle) بلّوں (ballõ)
vocative بلّے (balle) بلّو (ballo)
Derived terms