بلا

See also: پلا‎ and تلا‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ب ل و‎ (b-l-w).

Verb

بَلَا • (balā) I, non-past يَبْلُو‎‎ (yablū)

1. to test, to try
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:7:

     ‏إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ زِينَةً لَهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا‎

     ʔinnā jaʕalnā mā ʕalā l-ʔarḍi zīnatan lahā linabluwahum ʔayyuhum ʔaḥsanu ʕamalan

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 21:35:

     ‏وَنَبْلُوكُم بِٱلشَّرِّ وَٱلْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةً‎

     wanablūkum bi-š-šarri wal-ḵayri fitnatan

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

بَلَا

(form-I final-weak, verbal nouns بَلَاء or بُلُوّ)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						بَلَاء‎ or بُلُوّ‎ balāʔ or buluww
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						بَالٍ‎ bālin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَبْلُوّ‎ mabluww
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بَلَوْتُ‎ balawtu	بَلَوْتَ‎ balawta	بَلَا balā		بَلَوْتُمَا‎ balawtumā	بَلَوَا‎ balawā		بَلَوْنَا‎ balawnā	بَلَوْتُمْ‎ balawtum	بَلَوْا‎ balaw
	f		بَلَوْتِ‎ balawti	بَلَتْ‎ balat			بَلَتَا‎ balatā			بَلَوْتُنَّ‎ balawtunna	بَلَوْنَ‎ balawna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَبْلُو‎ ʔablū	تَبْلُو‎ tablū	يَبْلُو‎ yablū		تَبْلُوَانِ‎ tabluwāni	يَبْلُوَانِ‎ yabluwāni		نَبْلُو‎ nablū	تَبْلُونَ‎ tablūna	يَبْلُونَ‎ yablūna
	f		تَبْلِينَ‎ tablīna	تَبْلُو‎ tablū			تَبْلُوَانِ‎ tabluwāni			تَبْلُونَ‎ tablūna	يَبْلُونَ‎ yablūna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَبْلُوَ‎ ʔabluwa	تَبْلُوَ‎ tabluwa	يَبْلُوَ‎ yabluwa		تَبْلُوَا‎ tabluwā	يَبْلُوَا‎ yabluwā		نَبْلُوَ‎ nabluwa	تَبْلُوا‎ tablū	يَبْلُوا‎ yablū
	f		تَبْلِي‎ tablī	تَبْلُوَ‎ tabluwa			تَبْلُوَا‎ tabluwā			تَبْلُونَ‎ tablūna	يَبْلُونَ‎ yablūna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَبْلُ‎ ʔablu	تَبْلُ‎ tablu	يَبْلُ‎ yablu		تَبْلُوَا‎ tabluwā	يَبْلُوَا‎ yabluwā		نَبْلُ‎ nablu	تَبْلُوا‎ tablū	يَبْلُوا‎ yablū
	f		تَبْلِي‎ tablī	تَبْلُ‎ tablu			تَبْلُوَا‎ tabluwā			تَبْلُونَ‎ tablūna	يَبْلُونَ‎ yablūna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُبْلُ‎ ublu			اُبْلُوَا‎ ubluwā				اُبْلُوا‎ ublū
	f		اُبْلِي‎ ublī							اُبْلُونَ‎ ublūna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بُلِيتُ‎ bulītu	بُلِيتَ‎ bulīta	بُلِيَ‎ buliya		بُلِيتُمَا‎ bulītumā	بُلِيَا‎ buliyā		بُلِينَا‎ bulīnā	بُلِيتُمْ‎ bulītum	بُلُوا‎ bulū
	f		بُلِيتِ‎ bulīti	بُلِيَتْ‎ buliyat			بُلِيَتَا‎ buliyatā			بُلِيتُنَّ‎ bulītunna	بُلِينَ‎ bulīna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبْلَى‎ ʔublā	تُبْلَى‎ tublā	يُبْلَى‎ yublā		تُبْلَيَانِ‎ tublayāni	يُبْلَيَانِ‎ yublayāni		نُبْلَى‎ nublā	تُبْلَوْنَ‎ tublawna	يُبْلَوْنَ‎ yublawna
	f		تُبْلَيْنَ‎ tublayna	تُبْلَى‎ tublā			تُبْلَيَانِ‎ tublayāni			تُبْلَيْنَ‎ tublayna	يُبْلَيْنَ‎ yublayna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبْلَى‎ ʔublā	تُبْلَى‎ tublā	يُبْلَى‎ yublā		تُبْلَيَا‎ tublayā	يُبْلَيَا‎ yublayā		نُبْلَى‎ nublā	تُبْلَوْا‎ tublaw	يُبْلَوْا‎ yublaw
	f		تُبْلَيْ‎ tublay	تُبْلَى‎ tublā			تُبْلَيَا‎ tublayā			تُبْلَيْنَ‎ tublayna	يُبْلَيْنَ‎ yublayna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبْلَ‎ ʔubla	تُبْلَ‎ tubla	يُبْلَ‎ yubla		تُبْلَيَا‎ tublayā	يُبْلَيَا‎ yublayā		نُبْلَ‎ nubla	تُبْلَوْا‎ tublaw	يُبْلَوْا‎ yublaw
	f		تُبْلَيْ‎ tublay	تُبْلَ‎ tubla			تُبْلَيَا‎ tublayā			تُبْلَيْنَ‎ tublayna	يُبْلَيْنَ‎ yublayna

Etymology 2

بِـ‎ (bi-) + لَا‎ (lā)

Preposition

بِلَا • (bilā)

1. without

   Synonyms: دُونَ‎ (dūna), بِدُونِ‎ (bidūni), مِنْ دُونِ‎ (min dūni), مِنْ غَيْرِ‎ (min ḡayri), بِغَيْرِ‎ (biḡayri)

Antonyms

• بِـ‎ (bi-), مَعَ‎ (maʕa)

Descendants

• → Swahili: bila

Verb

بَلَّا • (ballā) (form I)

1. third-person masculine dual past active indicative of بَلَّ‎ (balla)

Verb

بُلَّا • (bullā) (form I)

1. inflection of بَلَّ‎ (balla):
   1. second-person dual imperative active
   2. third-person masculine dual past passive indicative

Noun

بَلًّا • (ballan)

1. indefinite accusative of بَلّ‎ (ball)

Chagatai

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bāla.

Noun

بلا (bala)

1. child

Khalaj

Noun

بَلا (bəlâ) (definite accusative بَلانؽ‎, plural بَلالار‎)

1. Arabic spelling of bəlâ (“affliction”)

Declension

Declension of بلا

	singular	plural
nominative	بلا	بلالار‎
genitive	بلایݧ‎	بلالارؽیݧ‎
dative	بلاقا‎	بلالارقا‎
definite accusative	بلانؽ‎	بلالارؽ‎
locative	بلاچا‎	بلالارچا‎
ablative	بلادان‎	بلالاردان‎
instrumental	بلالان‎	بلالارلان‎
equative	بلاوارا‎	بلالاروارا‎
quantitative	بلاقَدَر‎	بلالارقَدَر‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Persian بلا‎ (balâ), ultimately from Arabic بَلَاء‎ (balāʔ, “affliction”).

Noun

بلا • (belâ)

1. problem, trouble, disaster

   Synonyms: الم‎ (elem), زقوم‎ (zıkkım), علت‎ (ʼillet)

Descendants

• Turkish: belâ
• → Albanian: belja
• → Bulgarian: беля (belja)
• → Crimean Tatar: belâ
• → Greek: μπελάς (belás)
• → Georgian: ბელა (bela)
• → Romanian: belea

Etymology 2

From Arabic بِلَا‎ (bilā).

Preposition

بلا • (bila)

1. without

   Synonym: ـسز‎ (-siz)

Usage notes

• Used with Arabic nouns or as part of Arabic set phrases, as in بلاقید و شرط‎ (bilakayduşart).

Pashto

Etymology

From Persian بلا‎ (balâ), ultimately from Arabic بَلَاء‎ (balāʔ, “affliction”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈlɑ/

Noun

بلا • (bëlâ) f

1. monster

Declension

declension of بلا

	singular		plural
direct	بلا (bëlâ)		بلاګانې بلاوې (bëlâgā́ne bëlâwe)
oblique	بلا (bëlâ)		بلاګانو بلاوو (bëlâgā́no bëlâwo)
vocative	بلا (bëlâ)		بلاګانو بلاوو (bëlâgā́no bëlâwo)

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic بَلَاء‎ (balāʔ, “affliction”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ba.lɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.lɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.lɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bä.lɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bä.lɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæ.lɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.lɔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	balā
Dari reading?	balā
Iranian reading?	balâ
Tajik reading?	balo

• (dialectal, Mashhad) IPA^(key): /beˈlɒː/

Noun

بَلا • (balâ) (plural بلاها‎ (balâ-hâ))

1. affliction

Derived terms

• بَلایِ عِشْق‎ (balâ-ye 'ešq)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بِلَا‎ (bilā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.la/, [ˈba.la]

• Audio (Jerusalem)

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Preposition

بلا • (bala)

1. without

   Synonyms: بدون‎ (bidūn), من دون‎ (min dūn)

   Antonyms: (together with) مع‎ (maʕ), (by means of) بـ‎ (bi-), في‎ (fi)

Inflection

Inflected forms of بلا
Base form					بلا (bala)
Personal-pronoun- including forms		singular		plural
		m	f
1st person		بلاي‎ (balāy)		بلانا‎ (balāna)
2nd person		بلاك‎ (balāk)	بلاك‎ (balāki)	بلاكم‎ (balākom)
3rd person		بلاه‎ (balā)	بلاها‎ (balāha)	بلاهم‎ (balāhom)

See also

• بلاش‎ (balāš, “nothing”)

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian بلا‎ (balā), from Arabic بَلَاء‎ (balāʔ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bə.lɑː/

Noun

بَلا • (balā) f (Hindi spelling बला)

1. affliction, scourge

   Synonym: غَضَب‎ (ġazab)

2. great trouble, tribulation

   Synonym: مُصِیبَت‎ (musībat)

3. misfortune, calamity, plague

   Synonyms: آفَت‎ (āfat), قَیامَت‎ (qayāmat)

4. monster, hag, curse (agent of affliction, trouble or misfortune)

Declension

Declension of بلا
	singular	plural
direct	بلا (balā)	بلائیں‎ (balāẽ)
oblique	بلا (balā)	بلاؤں‎ (balāõ)
vocative	بلا (balā)	بلاؤ‎ (balāo)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bʊl.lɑː/

Noun

بُلّا • (bullā) m (Hindi spelling बुल्ला)

1. bubble

   Synonym: بُلْبُلا‎ (bulbulā)

Declension

Declension of بلا
	singular	plural
direct	بُلا (bullā)	بُلے‎ (bulle)
oblique	بُلے‎ (bulle)	بُلوں‎ (bullõ)
vocative	بُلے‎ (bulle)	بُلو‎ (bullo)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀺𑀟𑀸𑀮 (biḍāla), 𑀩𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀮 (bilāla), from Sanskrit बिडाल (biḍāla).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bɪl.lɑː/

Noun

بِلّا • (billā) m (Hindi spelling बिल्ला)

1. tomcat

Declension

Declension of بلا
	singular	plural
direct	بِلا (billā)	بِلے‎ (bille)
oblique	بِلے‎ (bille)	بِلوں‎ (billõ)
vocative	بِلے‎ (bille)	بِلو‎ (billo)

Etymology 4

From Sanskrit वलक (valaka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bəl.lɑː/

Noun

بَلّا • (ballā) m (Hindi spelling बल्ला)

1. bat, club

Declension

Declension of بلا
	singular	plural
direct	بلّا (ballā)	بلّے‎ (balle)
oblique	بلّے‎ (balle)	بلّوں‎ (ballõ)
vocative	بلّے‎ (balle)	بلّو‎ (ballo)

Derived terms

• بَلّے باز‎ (balle bāz, “batsman”)