بلا

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See also: پلا and تلا

Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From the root ب ل و (b-l-w).

Verb[edit]

بَلَا (balā) I, non-past يَبْلُو‎ (yablū)

  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[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

بِـ (bi-) + لَا ()

Preposition[edit]

بِلَا (bilā)

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

Verb[edit]

بَلَّا (ballā) (form I)

  1. third-person masculine dual past active indicative of بَلَّ (balla)

Verb[edit]

بُلَّا (bullā) (form I)

  1. inflection of بَلَّ (balla):
    1. second-person dual imperative active
    2. third-person masculine dual past passive indicative

Noun[edit]

بَلًّا (ballan)

  1. indefinite accusative of بَلّ (ball)

Chagatai[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Turkic *bāla.

Noun[edit]

بلا (bala)

  1. child

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

بلا (bälā)

  1. affliction

Khalaj[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. Arabic spelling of bəlâ (affliction)

Declension[edit]

Ottoman Turkish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

بلا (belâ)

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

Etymology 2[edit]

From Arabic بِلَا (bilā).

Preposition[edit]

بلا (bila)

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

Pashto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

بلا (bəlā́f

  1. monster

Declension[edit]

Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic بَلَاء (balāʔ, affliction).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

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

Noun[edit]

بَلا (balâ) (plural بلاها (balâ-hâ))

  1. affliction

Derived terms[edit]

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic بِلَا (bilā).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ba.la/, [ˈba.la]
  • (file)

Preposition[edit]

بلا (bala)

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

Inflection[edit]

    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[edit]

Urdu[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

بُلّا (bullām (Hindi spelling बुल्ला)

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

Etymology 3[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

بِلّا (billām (Hindi spelling बिल्ला)

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

Etymology 4[edit]

From Sanskrit वलक (valaka).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

بَلّا (ballām (Hindi spelling बल्ला)

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