بلا
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ب ل و (b-l-w).
Verb
بَلَا • (balā) I, non-past يَبْلُو (yablū)
- to test, to try
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:7:
- إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ زِينَةً لَهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا
- ʾinnā jaʿalnā mā ʿalā l-ʾarḍi zīnatan lahā linabluwahum ʾayyuhum ʾaḥsanu ʿamalan
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 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 quote)
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Conjugation
verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر | بَلَاء or بُلُوّ balāʾ or buluww | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل | بَالٍ bālin | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول | مَبْلُوّ mabluww | |||||||||||
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 | بَلَوْتُ balawtu | بَلَوْتَ balawta | بَلَا balā | بَلَوْتُمَا balawtumā | بَلَوَا balawā | بَلَوْنَا balawnā | بَلَوْتُمْ balawtum | بَلَوْا balaw | |||
f | بَلَوْتِ balawti | بَلَتْ balat | بَلَتَا balatā | بَلَوْتُنَّ balawtunna | بَلَوْنَ balawna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أَبْلُو ʾablū | تَبْلُو tablū | يَبْلُو yablū | تَبْلُوَانِ tabluwāni | يَبْلُوَانِ yabluwāni | نَبْلُو nablū | تَبْلُونَ tablūna | يَبْلُونَ yablūna | |||
f | تَبْلِينَ tablīna | تَبْلُو tablū | تَبْلُوَانِ tabluwāni | تَبْلُونَ tablūna | يَبْلُونَ yablūna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أَبْلُوَ ʾabluwa | تَبْلُوَ tabluwa | يَبْلُوَ yabluwa | تَبْلُوَا tabluwā | يَبْلُوَا yabluwā | نَبْلُوَ nabluwa | تَبْلُوا tablū | يَبْلُوا yablū | |||
f | تَبْلِي tablī | تَبْلُوَ tabluwa | تَبْلُوَا tabluwā | تَبْلُونَ tablūna | يَبْلُونَ yablūna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أَبْلُ ʾablu | تَبْلُ tablu | يَبْلُ yablu | تَبْلُوَا tabluwā | يَبْلُوَا yabluwā | نَبْلُ nablu | تَبْلُوا tablū | يَبْلُوا yablū | |||
f | تَبْلِي tablī | تَبْلُ tablu | تَبْلُوَا tabluwā | تَبْلُونَ tablūna | يَبْلُونَ yablūna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر | m | اُبْلُ ublu | اُبْلُوَا ubluwā | اُبْلُوا ublū | ||||||||
f | اُبْلِي ublī | اُبْلُونَ ublūna | ||||||||||
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 | بُلِيتُ bulītu | بُلِيتَ bulīta | بُلِيَ buliya | بُلِيتُمَا bulītumā | بُلِيَا buliyā | بُلِينَا bulīnā | بُلِيتُمْ bulītum | بُلُوا bulū | |||
f | بُلِيتِ bulīti | بُلِيَتْ buliyat | بُلِيَتَا buliyatā | بُلِيتُنَّ bulītunna | بُلِينَ bulīna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أُبْلَى ʾublā | تُبْلَى tublā | يُبْلَى yublā | تُبْلَيَانِ tublayāni | يُبْلَيَانِ yublayāni | نُبْلَى nublā | تُبْلَوْنَ tublawna | يُبْلَوْنَ yublawna | |||
f | تُبْلَيْنَ tublayna | تُبْلَى tublā | تُبْلَيَانِ tublayāni | تُبْلَيْنَ tublayna | يُبْلَيْنَ yublayna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أُبْلَى ʾublā | تُبْلَى tublā | يُبْلَى yublā | تُبْلَيَا tublayā | يُبْلَيَا yublayā | نُبْلَى nublā | تُبْلَوْا tublaw | يُبْلَوْا yublaw | |||
f | تُبْلَيْ tublay | تُبْلَى tublā | تُبْلَيَا tublayā | تُبْلَيْنَ tublayna | يُبْلَيْنَ yublayna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أُبْلَ ʾubla | تُبْلَ tubla | يُبْلَ yubla | تُبْلَيَا tublayā | يُبْلَيَا yublayā | نُبْلَ nubla | تُبْلَوْا tublaw | يُبْلَوْا yublaw | |||
f | تُبْلَيْ tublay | تُبْلَ tubla | تُبْلَيَا tublayā | تُبْلَيْنَ tublayna | يُبْلَيْنَ yublayna |
Etymology 2
بِـ (bi-) + لَا (lā)
Preposition
بِلَا • (bilā)
- without
- Synonyms: دُونَ (dūna), بِدُونِ (bidūni), مِنْ دُونِ (min dūni), مِنْ غَيْرِ (min ḡayri), بِغَيْرِ (biḡayri)
Antonyms
- بِـ (bi-), مَعَ (maʿa)
Descendants
- → Swahili: bila
Verb
بَلَّا • (ballā) (form I)
- third-person masculine dual past active indicative of بَلَّ (balla)
Verb
بُلَّا • (bullā) (form I)
- inflection of بَلَّ (balla):
- second-person dual imperative active
- third-person masculine dual past passive indicative
Noun
بَلًّا • (ballan)
- indefinite accusative of بَلّ (ball)
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
From Persian بلا (balâ), ultimately from Arabic بَلَاء (balāʾ, “affliction”).
Noun
بلا • (belâ)
- problem, trouble, disaster
- Synonyms: الم (elem), زقوم (zıkkım), علت (ʼillet)
Descendants
- Turkish: belâ
- → Albanian: belja
- → Bulgarian: беля (belja)
- → Crimean Tatar: belâ
- → Greek: μπελάς (belás)
- → Romanian: belea
Etymology 2
From Arabic بِلَا (bilā).
Preposition
بلا • (bila)
- without
- Synonym: ـسز (-siz)
Usage notes
- Used with Arabic nouns or as part of Arabic set phrases, as in بلاقید و شرط (bilakayduşart).
Pashto
Etymology
From Persian بلا (balâ), ultimately from Arabic بَلَاء (balāʾ, “affliction”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈlɑ/
Noun
بلا • (bëlâ) f
- monster
Declension
singular | plural | ||
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direct | بلا (bëlâ) | بلاګانې بلاوې (bëlâgā́ne bëlâwe) | |
oblique | بلا (bëlâ) | بلاګانو بلاوو (bëlâgā́no bëlâwo) | |
vocative | بلا (bëlâ) | بلاګانو بلاوو (bëlâgā́no bëlâwo) |
Persian
Etymology
From Arabic بَلَاء (balāʾ, “affliction”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bæˈlɒː/
- (dialectal, Mashhad) IPA(key): /beˈlɒː/
Noun
بلا • (balâ) (plural بلاها (balâ-hâ))
- affliction
Derived terms
- بلای عشق
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic بِلَا (bilā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.la/, [ˈba.la]
Audio (Jerusalem) (file)
Preposition
بلا • (bala)
- without
- Synonyms: بدون (bidūn), من دون (min dūn)
- Antonyms: (together with) مع (maʕ), (by means of) بـ (bi-), في (fi)
Inflection
Inflected forms of بلا | |||||
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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
- بلاش (balāš, “nothing”)
Urdu
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Persian بلا (balâ), from Arabic بَلَاء (balāʾ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bə.lɑː/
Noun
بلا • (balā) f (Hindi spelling बला)
- affliction, scourge
- Synonym: غضب (ġazab)
- great trouble, tribulation
- Synonym: مصیبت (musībat)
- misfortune, calamity, plague
- Synonyms: آفت (āfat), قیامت (qayāmat)
- monster, hag, curse (agent of affliction, trouble or misfortune)
Declension
Declension of بلا | ||
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singular | plural | |
direct | بلا (balā) | بلائیں (balāẽ) |
oblique | بلا (balā) | بلاؤں (balāõ) |
vocative | بلا (balā) | بلاؤ (balāo) |
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bʊl.lɑː/
Noun
بلا • (bullā) m (Hindi spelling बुल्ला)
- bubble
- Synonym: بلبلا (bulbulā)
Declension
Declension of بلا | ||
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singular | plural | |
direct | بُلا (bullā) | بُلے (bulle) |
oblique | بُلے (bulle) | بُلوں (bullõ) |
vocative | بُلے (bulle) | بُلو (bullo) |
Etymology 3
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀺𑀟𑀸𑀮 (biḍāla), 𑀩𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀮 (bilāla), from Sanskrit बिडाल (biḍāla).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bɪl.lɑː/
Noun
بلا • (billā) m (Hindi spelling बिल्ला)
- tomcat
Declension
Declension of بلا | ||
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singular | plural | |
direct | بِلا (billā) | بِلے (bille) |
oblique | بِلے (bille) | بِلوں (billõ) |
vocative | بِلے (bille) | بِلو (billo) |
Etymology 4
From Sanskrit वलक (valaka).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bəl.lɑː/
Noun
بَلّا • (ballā) m (Hindi spelling बल्ला)
- bat, club
Declension
Declension of بلا | ||
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singular | plural | |
direct | بلّا (ballā) | بلّے (balle) |
oblique | بلّے (balle) | بلّوں (ballõ) |
vocative | بلّے (balle) | بلّو (ballo) |
Derived terms
- بلّے باز (balle-bāz, “batsman”)