بلش

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Denominal verb derived from Ottoman Turkish باشلامق (başlamak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbəl.ləʃ/

Verb

بلّش • (ballaš) II

1. to start, to begin, to commence

   Synonym: بدا (bida)

   التلفون ما صارله سنة وأوردي بلش يعلق

   It has not even been a year for the telephone and it has already started hanging

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ل ش
1 term

Etymology

Denominal verb derived from Ottoman Turkish باشلامق (başlamak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bal.laʃ/, [ˈbal.laʃ]

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Verb

بلّش • (ballaš) II (present ببلّش (biballeš))

1. (intransitive) to begin, to start

   Synonym: بدا (bada)

   Antonym: خلص (ḵalaṣ)

   خلّينا نبلّش قبل ما يرجع.

   ḵallīnā nballeš ʔabl mā yirjaʕ.

   Let's start before he comes back.

   الحلقة بلّشت ابكر من ما كان مكتوب بالبرنامج.

   il-ḥalqa ballašat abkar min mā kān maktūb bil-barnāmej

   The episode started earlier than was written in the schedule.

2. (transitive) to begin, to start (+ ب or في)

   Synonym: بدا (bada)

   Antonym: خلّص (ḵallaṣ)

   كمان مرّة بدّك تبلّش بهالموضوع وتخرّب مزاجي؟

   kamān marra biddak tballaš bi-hāl-mawdūʕ w tḵarreb mazāji?

   Are you going to start that topic again and ruin my mood?

   انتا اللي بلّش بالمشكلة اصلا.

   enta lli ballaš bil-muškile aṣlan.

   You're the one who started the problem in the first place.

Conjugation

Conjugation of بلّش (ballaš)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	بلّشت (ballašt)	بلّشت (ballašt)	بلّش (ballaš)		بلّشنا (ballašna)	بلّشتو (ballaštu)	بلّشو (ballašu)
	f		بلّشتي (ballašti)	بلّشت (ballašat)
present	m	ببلّش (baballeš)	بتبلّش (bitballeš)	ببلّش (biballeš)		منبلّش (minballeš)	بتبلّشو (bitballšu)	ببلّشو (biballšu)
	f		بتبلّشي (bitballši)	بتبلّش (bitballeš)
subjunctive	m	ابلّش (aballeš)	تبلّش (tballeš)	يبلّش (yballeš)		نبلّش (nballeš)	تبلّشو (tballšu)	يبلّشو (yballšu)
	f		تبلّشي (tballši)	تبلّش (tballeš)
imperative	m		بلّش (balleš)				بلّشو (ballšu)
	f		بلّشي (ballši)