بلش

Denominal verb derived from Ottoman Turkish باشلامق‎ (başlamak).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbəl.ləʃ/

بلّش • (ballaš) (form II)

1. to start, to begin, to commence

   ‏التلفون ما صارله سنة وأوردي بلش يعلق‎

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

   Synonym: بدا‎ (bida)

Denominal verb derived from Ottoman Turkish باشلامق‎ (başlamak).

• IPA^(key): /bal.laʃ/, [ˈbal.laʃ]

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

1. (intransitive) to begin, to start

   ‏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.

   Synonym: بدا‎ (bada)

   Antonym: خلص‎ (ḵalaṣ)

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

   ‏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.

   Synonym: بدا‎ (bada)

   Antonym: خلّص‎ (ḵallaṣ)