balafiar

Catalan

Etymology

From the archaic expression venir a balàfia "to ransom, to obtain pardon for a captive", from Arabic ب‎الْعَافِيَة (“with health”).

Verb

balafiar (first-person singular present balafio, first-person singular preterite balafií, past participle balafiat)

1. (transitive) to squander

   Synonyms: malgastar, dilapidar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of balafiar (first conjugation)

infinitive			balafiar
gerund			balafiant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		balafiat		balafiada
		plural		balafiats		balafiades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	balafio	balafies	balafia	balafiem	balafieu	balafien
	imperfect	balafiava	balafiaves	balafiava	balafiàvem	balafiàveu	balafiaven
	future	balafiaré	balafiaràs	balafiarà	balafiarem	balafiareu	balafiaran
	preterite	balafií	balafiares	balafià	balafiàrem	balafiàreu	balafiaren
	conditional	balafiaria	balafiaries	balafiaria	balafiaríem	balafiaríeu	balafiarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	balafiï	balafiïs	balafiï	balafiem	balafieu	balafiïn
	imperfect	balafiés	balafiessis	balafiés	balafiéssim	balafiéssiu	balafiessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	balafia	balafiï	balafiem	balafieu	balafiïn
	negative (no)	—	no balafiïs	no balafiï	no balafiem	no balafieu	no balafiïn

Derived terms

• balafiador

Further reading

• “balafiar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “balafiar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.