بلا

From the root ب ل و‎ (b-l-w).

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

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   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 21:35:

     ‏وَنَبْلُوكُم بِٱلشَّرِّ وَٱلْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةً‎

     wanablūkum bi-š-šarri wal-ḵayri fitnatan

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بِـ‎ (bi-) + لَا‎ (lā)

بِلَا • (bilā)

1. without

   Synonyms: دُونَ‎ (dūna), بِدُونِ‎ (bidūni), مِنْ دُونِ‎ (min dūni), مِنْ غَيْرِ‎ (min ḡayri), بِغَيْرِ‎ (biḡayri)

• بِـ‎ (bi-), مَعَ‎ (maʕa)

• → Swahili: bila

بَلَّا • (ballā) (form I)

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

بُلَّا • (bullā) (form I)

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

بَلًّا • (ballan)

1. indefinite accusative of بَلّ‎ (ball)

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

1. Arabic spelling of bəlâ (“affliction”)

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

بلا • (belâ)

1. problem, trouble, disaster

   Synonyms: الم‎ (elem), زقوم‎ (zıkkım), علت‎ (ʼillet)

• Turkish: belâ
• → Albanian: belja
• → Bulgarian: беля (belja)
• → Crimean Tatar: belâ
• → Greek: μπελάς (belás)
• → Georgian: ბელა (bela)
• → Romanian: belea

From Arabic بِلَا‎ (bilā).

بلا • (bila)

1. without

   Synonym: ـسز‎ (-siz)

• Used with Arabic nouns or as part of Arabic set phrases, as in بلاقید و شرط‎ (bilakayduşart).

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

• IPA^(key): /bəˈlɑ/

بلا • (bëlâ) f

1. monster

From Arabic بَلَاء‎ (balāʔ, “affliction”).

• IPA^(key): /bæˈlɒː/
• (dialectal, Mashhad) IPA^(key): /beˈlɒː/

بلا • (balâ) (plural بلاها‎ (balâ-hâ))

1. affliction

• بلای عشق‎

From Arabic بِلَا‎ (bilā).

• IPA^(key): /ba.la/, [ˈba.la]

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بلا • (bala)

1. without

   Synonyms: بدون‎ (bidūn), من دون‎ (min dūn)

   Antonyms: (together with) مع‎ (maʕ), (by means of) بـ‎ (bi-), في‎ (fi)

• بلاش‎ (balāš, “nothing”)

Borrowed from Persian بلا‎ (balâ), from Arabic بَلَاء‎ (balāʔ).

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bə.lɑː/
• (Deccani) IPA^(key): /bə.lɑː/

بلا • (balā) f (Hindi spelling बला)

1. affliction, scourge

   Synonym: غضب‎ (ġazab)

2. great trouble, tribulation

   Synonym: مصیبت‎ (musībat)

3. misfortune, calamity, plague

   Synonyms: آفت‎ (āfat), قیامت‎ (qayāmat)

4. monster, hag, curse (agent of affliction, trouble or misfortune)

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bʊl.lɑː/
• (Deccani) IPA^(key): /bʊl.lɑː/

بلا • (bullā) m (Hindi spelling बुल्ला)

1. bubble

   Synonym: بلبلا‎ (bulbulā)

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

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bɪl.lɑː/
• (Deccani) IPA^(key): /bɪl.lɑː/

بلا • (billā) m (Hindi spelling बिल्ला)

1. tomcat

From Sanskrit वलक (valaka).

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bəl.lɑː/
• (Deccani) IPA^(key): /bəl.lɑː/

بَلّا • (ballā) m (Hindi spelling बल्ला)

1. bat, club

• بلّے باز‎ (balle-bāz, “batsman”)