بلش

بلش

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Denominal verb derived from Ottoman Turkish باشلامق‎ (başlamak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbəl.ləʃ/

Verb

بلّش • (ballaš) (form II)

1. to start, to begin, to commence

   ‏التلفون ما صارله سنة وأورديبلش يعلق‎

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

   Synonym: بدا‎ (bida)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ل ش‎

Etymology

Denominal verb derived from Ottoman Turkish باشلامق‎ (başlamak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bal.laʃ/, [ˈbal.laʃ]

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Verb

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

1. (intransitive) to begin, to start

   ‏خلّينانبلّش قبل ما يرجع.‎‎

   ḵallīnā nballeš ʔabl mā yirjaʕ.

   Let's start before he comes back.

   ‏الحلقةبلّشت 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.

   Synonym: بدا‎ (bada)

   Antonym: خلص‎ (ḵalaṣ)

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

   ‏كمان مرّة بدّكتبلّش 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 الليبلّش بالمشكلة اصلا.‎‎

   enta lli ballaš bil-muškile aṣlan.

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

   Synonym: بدا‎ (bada)

   Antonym: خلّص‎ (ḵallaṣ)

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)