See also: تالا

Khalaj edit

Noun edit

بالا (bala) (definite accusative بالاݧ, plural بالالار)

  1. Arabic spelling of bala (child)

Declension edit

Malay edit

Noun edit

بالا (plural بالا-بالا or بالا۲, informal 1st possessive بالاکو, 2nd possessive بالامو, 3rd possessive بالاڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of bala

Persian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠bālā⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *bārźаh- (via a series of sound changes *rź > *rd > l) + a suffix *-ā of unknown origin. The first component is derived from Proto-Iranian *barź- (to elevate, increase (height)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (to rise up).[1]

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? bālā
Dari reading? bālā
Iranian reading? bâlâ
Tajik reading? bolo
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Adverb edit

Dari بالا
Iranian Persian
Tajik боло

بالا (bâlâ)

  1. up, upwards
    Antonym: پایین (pâyin)

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

بالا (bâlâ) (comparative بالاتَر (bâlâ-tar), superlative بالاتَرین (bâlâ-tarin))

  1. high, upper
    Antonym: پایین (pâyin)
  2. supreme

Noun edit

بالا (bâlâ)

  1. top (upper part)
    Antonym: پایین (pâyin)
  2. stature, height
    Synonym: قد (qad)
  3. (nautical) a fathom; the height of a person used to measure the depth of a body of water
    در اینجای دریا آب پنج بالاستIn this part of the sea the water is five fathoms deep.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2003) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 2, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 116-7; 119

Uyghur edit

Other scripts
Perso-Arabic بالا
Latin bala
Cyrillic бала

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Turkic *bāla. Cognate with Kazakh бала (bala), Kyrgyz бала (bala), Crimean Tatar bala, Kumyk бала (bala), Shor пала, Western Yugur mïla, etc.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

بالا (bala) (plural بالىلار (balilar))

  1. infant, baby, child
  2. cub; young animal
Declension edit


See also edit

Adjective edit

بالا (bala)

  1. immature, childish
  2. small, young

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic بَلَاء (balāʔ, affliction).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

بالا (bala) (plural بالالار (balalar))

  1. a disaster, calamity, catastrophe, misfortune, trouble
  2. cause of disaster, an instigator of trouble
  3. expert, terribly good, (thoroughly) proficient, skilled
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Etymology 3 edit

From Persian بالا (bâlâ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

بالا (bala) (plural بالالار (balalar))

  1. a purlin, a joist, a (cross-)brace (in roof timbers), truss