بال

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baː.la/
  • IPA^(key): /bōl/

Etymology 1

Found in dictionaries as if from the root ب و ل (b-w-l), but actually not relatable to any root. It is explained as reanalysis of بَاءَ لِي (bāʔa lī, “it has come upon me”); predating Arabic literature by a millenium at least since there is Biblical Aramaic בָּל (bāl, “mind, heed”).

Noun

بَال • (bāl) m

1. mind, state
2. attention, mindfulness, heed

Declension

Declension of noun بَال (bāl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَال bāl	الْبَال al-bāl	بَال bāl
Nominative	بَالٌ bālun	الْبَالُ al-bālu	بَالُ bālu
Accusative	بَالًا bālan	الْبَالَ al-bāla	بَالَ bāla
Genitive	بَالٍ bālin	الْبَالِ al-bāli	بَالِ bāli

Related terms

• بَالَى (bālā)

Etymology 2

From the root ب و ل (b-w-l) related to urine.

Verb

بَالَ • (bāla) I, non-past يَبُولُ‎ (yabūlu)

1. to urinate

Conjugation

Conjugation of

بَالَ

(form-I hollow, verbal noun بَوْل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						بَوْل bawl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						بَائِل bāʔil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَبُول mabūl
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بُلْتُ bultu	بُلْتَ bulta	بَالَ bāla		بُلْتُمَا bultumā	بَالَا bālā		بُلْنَا bulnā	بُلْتُمْ bultum	بَالُوا bālū
	f		بُلْتِ bulti	بَالَتْ bālat			بَالَتَا bālatā			بُلْتُنَّ bultunna	بُلْنَ bulna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَبُولُ ʔabūlu	تَبُولُ tabūlu	يَبُولُ yabūlu		تَبُولَانِ tabūlāni	يَبُولَانِ yabūlāni		نَبُولُ nabūlu	تَبُولُونَ tabūlūna	يَبُولُونَ yabūlūna
	f		تَبُولِينَ tabūlīna	تَبُولُ tabūlu			تَبُولَانِ tabūlāni			تَبُلْنَ tabulna	يَبُلْنَ yabulna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَبُولَ ʔabūla	تَبُولَ tabūla	يَبُولَ yabūla		تَبُولَا tabūlā	يَبُولَا yabūlā		نَبُولَ nabūla	تَبُولُوا tabūlū	يَبُولُوا yabūlū
	f		تَبُولِي tabūlī	تَبُولَ tabūla			تَبُولَا tabūlā			تَبُلْنَ tabulna	يَبُلْنَ yabulna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَبُلْ ʔabul	تَبُلْ tabul	يَبُلْ yabul		تَبُولَا tabūlā	يَبُولَا yabūlā		نَبُلْ nabul	تَبُولُوا tabūlū	يَبُولُوا yabūlū
	f		تَبُولِي tabūlī	تَبُلْ tabul			تَبُولَا tabūlā			تَبُلْنَ tabulna	يَبُلْنَ yabulna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		بُلْ bul			بُولَا būlā				بُولُوا būlū
	f		بُولِي būlī							بُلْنَ bulna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بِلْتُ biltu	بِلْتَ bilta	بِيلَ bīla		بِلْتُمَا biltumā	بِيلَا bīlā		بِلْنَا bilnā	بِلْتُمْ biltum	بِيلُوا bīlū
	f		بِلْتِ bilti	بِيلَتْ bīlat			بِيلَتَا bīlatā			بِلْتُنَّ biltunna	بِلْنَ bilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَالُ ʔubālu	تُبَالُ tubālu	يُبَالُ yubālu		تُبَالَانِ tubālāni	يُبَالَانِ yubālāni		نُبَالُ nubālu	تُبَالُونَ tubālūna	يُبَالُونَ yubālūna
	f		تُبَالِينَ tubālīna	تُبَالُ tubālu			تُبَالَانِ tubālāni			تُبَلْنَ tubalna	يُبَلْنَ yubalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَالَ ʔubāla	تُبَالَ tubāla	يُبَالَ yubāla		تُبَالَا tubālā	يُبَالَا yubālā		نُبَالَ nubāla	تُبَالُوا tubālū	يُبَالُوا yubālū
	f		تُبَالِي tubālī	تُبَالَ tubāla			تُبَالَا tubālā			تُبَلْنَ tubalna	يُبَلْنَ yubalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَلْ ʔubal	تُبَلْ tubal	يُبَلْ yubal		تُبَالَا tubālā	يُبَالَا yubālā		نُبَلْ nubal	تُبَالُوا tubālū	يُبَالُوا yubālū
	f		تُبَالِي tubālī	تُبَلْ tubal			تُبَالَا tubālā			تُبَلْنَ tubalna	يُبَلْنَ yubalna

Descendants

• Maltese: biel

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

بَالِ • (bāli) (form III)

1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of بَالَى (bālā)

References

• “bl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Bauer, Hans (1935) “Etymologica I”, in Zeitschrift für Semitistik und verwandte Gebiete (in German), volume 10, page 1
• Freytag, Georg (1830) “بال”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 174
• Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “بال”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc‎^[2] (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et C^ie, page 180
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “بال”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “بال”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 124

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Gujarati

Etymology

From Urdu بال (bāl), from , from Sanskrit वाल (vāla).

Noun

بال • (bāl) m

1. (Lisan ud-Dawat) hair

   Synonym: વાળ (vāḷ) (Standard Gujarati)

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Kohistani Shina

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /báːl/

Noun

بال (baál) m

1. child

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Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian b’lk’ (bālag, “wing”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɒːl/

Noun

Dari	بال
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бол

بال • (bâl)

1. wing

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Shina

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /báːl/

Noun

بال (baál) m

1. boy, child

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Urdu

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bɑːl/

Etymology 1

From , from Sanskrit वाल (vāla)

Noun

بال • (bāl) m (Hindi spelling बाल)

1. hair

Descendants

• → Lisan ud-Dawat Gujarati: بال (bāl)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian بال (bâl)

Noun

بال • (bāl) m (Hindi spelling बाल)

1. feather
2. wing