بلاش

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North Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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Probably from Arabic بِلَا شَيْء (bi-lā šayʔ, for nothing). Eventually the b- was considered part of the word, and the preposition ب (b(i)-) is now added before it again.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بلاش (balāšm

  1. No charge; no money; a price of zero; (in context) for free; gratis.
    ما في شي ببلاش غير العمى والطراش.
    Ma fi ši bi-balāš ḡayr il-ʿama wi-ṭ-ṭarāš.
    Nothing is for free except blindness and deafness. (A saying.)

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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Probably from Arabic بِلَا شَيْء (bi-lā šayʔ, for nothing). Eventually the b- was considered part of the word, and the preposition ب (b(i)-) is now added before it again.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ba.laːʃ/, [baˈlæːʃ]
  • Audio (Jerusalem):(file)

Pronoun

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بلاش (balāš)

  1. nothing
    Synonym: ولا إشي (wala ʔiši)
    Antonyms: كل إشي (kull ʔiši), كل شي (kull ši)
  2. for free (without payment)
    أخدته ببلاش.
    ʔaḵadto bi-balāš
    I got it for free.

See also

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Interjection

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بلاش (balāš)

  1. never mind!
    Synonym: ما عليش (ma ʕalēš, literally there is nothing on it)