بلنتي

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

Metathesis of English penalty, short for penalty kick. Compare Hijazi Arabic بلنتي (balanti).

Pronunciation

Noun

بَلَنْتي (balanti) m (dual بَلَنْتيّين (balantiyēn), plural بَلَنْتيّات (balantīyāt))

  1. penalty kick
    • 2018 June 19, Newspaper editor, “كين يرفض التعليق على «بلنتي» تونس [Kane refuses to comment on Tunisia's «penalty kick»]”, in جريدة القبس [Al-Qabas Newspaper (Kuwait)]:
    • 2018 February 21, ناصر العنزي [Nāṣir il-iʿnizi], “الرشيدي: «ما يحسبون لنا بلنتي» [Ir-rishidi: They won't give us a «penalty kick»]”, in جريدة الأنباء [Al-Anba Newspaper (Kuwait)]:

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From English penalty, with metathesis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈlanti/, /paˈlanti/

Noun

بَلَنْتي or بلنتي (balanti or palanti) m (plural بلنتيَّات (balantiyyāt or palantiyyāt))

  1. penalty kick

Alternative forms

  • پلنتي (palanti)
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