baal
See also: Baal, bål, baʼal, Baʿal, and Ba'al
English
Etymology
From Baal.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɑːl/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɑːl/
- Rhymes: -ɑːl
Noun
baal (plural baals)
- a false deity or idol
- (obsolete, derogatory) Catholic or Orthodox icons of the saints.
Synonyms
- (a false deity): afgod (obsolete), false god
Anagrams
- AABL, Alba, Bala, LABA, alba, blaa, laab
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- bal (alternative spelling)
Etymology
From Middle High German balde, from Old High German baldo, from bald (“quick”). Cognate with German bald.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baːl/
Adverb
baal
- (most dialects) soon
- Du moss us baal ens widder besöke!
- You must visit us again some time soon!
- (most dialects) almost
- 2002, “Du bes die Stadt”, performed by Bläck Fööss:
- Frech wie Dreck, doch et Hätz es jot.
E klei bessje verdötsch, met nix jet am Hot.
Jot jelaunt, datt et baal schon nerv.
All dat ha’ mer vun dir jeerv.- As impudent as dirt, but your heart is good.
A little bit simple-minded, not caring too much about anything.
So good-humoured that it's almost annoying.
All of that we've inherited from you.
- As impudent as dirt, but your heart is good.
- Synonyms: fass, fast, beinoh
- Ich hann et ald baal foffzehn Mol probiert.
- I've tried it almost fifteen times.
- Hä jeht baal emmer ohne Jack op de Stroß.
- He almost always goes out without a jacket.
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Cimbrian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
baal m
- (Sette Comuni) drainage channel
- Elchar stall hat an baal so büuran ausar ausont 's lautare.
- Each barn has a drainage channel to carry the liquid outside.
References
- “baal” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baːl/, [baːl]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: baal
- Rhymes: -aːl
- Homophone: Baal
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch bale, from Old French bale, itself of Germanic origin and related to Proto-Germanic *balluz. Doublet of bal.
Noun
baal f (plural balen, diminutive baaltje n)
- A bale of hay or straw.
- A closed bag or package of wares.
Derived terms
- hooibaal
- strobaal
- vlooienbaal
Descendants
- Afrikaans: baal
- → Arawak: bali
- → Indonesian: bal
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
baal
- first-person singular present indicative of balen
- imperative of balen
Limos Kalinga
Noun
baál
- G-string
Somali
Etymology
Cognate with Jiiddu baal.[1]
Noun
baal ?
- wing
References
- Salim Alio Ibro (1998) English-Jiddu-Somali Mini-Dictionary, La Trobe University Language Center, →ISBN
Yucatec Maya
Verb
baal (transitive)
- to hide, to conceal
- to protect, to shelter, to shield
- to guard, to keep
Inflection
Conjugation of baal
aspect | optative | inperfective | perfective | resultative | imperative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
active voice | bal | balik | balaj | balmaj | balej |
antipassive voice | baalnak | baal | baalnaj | baalnajaʼan | baalnen |
mediopassive voice | báalak | báalal | báal | baalal | — |
passive voice | baʼalak | baʼalal | baʼal | balaʼan | — |