بلية

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ب ل و‎ (b-l-w).

Noun

بَلِيَّة • (baliyya) f (plural بَلَايَا‎ (balāyā))

  1. plight, calamity, dire state
Declension

Etymology 2

From Italian bilia, biglia (whence also Turkish bilye (“marble to play”)), itself from French bille, from Proto-Germanic *bikkilaz (“piece of bone; pebble”).

Noun

بِلْيَة • (bilya) f (plural بِلًى‎ (bilan))

  1. marble to play
    Synonyms: (Syria) كُلَّة‎ (kulla), (Gulf Arabic) تِيلَة‎ (tīla), (Hijazi) بَرَجُون‎ (barajōn), (Southwest Syria, Lebanon) دَحَل‎ (daḥal)
Declension

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ب ل ي‎
2 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bal.ja/

Noun

بلية • (balya) f (plural بليات‎ (balyāt))

  1. addiction
    ‏بليتها غتخرج عليها وعلى قرايتها.‎‎
    balyitha ḡa-tuḵruj ʕlīha w ʕla qrāyitha.
    Her addiction will ruin her life and her studies.
    ‏بليته هي الكورة.‎‎
    baliytu hiyya l-kūra.
    His addiction is football.
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