بلاد

Arabic

Noun

بِلَاد • (bilād) m pl or f pl

1. plural of بَلَد (balad)

Descendants

• ⇒ French: bled

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ب ل د
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بِلَاد (bilād).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blaːd/

Noun

بلاد • (blād) f (plural بلدان (buldān) or بلادات (blādāt))

1. country

   بلادي عندها طبيعة جميلة.

   blādi ʕandha ṭabīʕa jmīla.

   My country has a beautiful nature.

2. hometown

   غنمشي نزور بلاد جدودي العام الجاي.

   ḡanamši nzūr blād jdūdi l-ʕām ej-jāy.

   I will go visit my ancestors' hometown next year.

3. town, city

   Near-synonym: مدينة (mdīna)

   طنجة بلاد كتطل على جوج بحور.

   ṭanja blād katṭull ʕla jūj bḥūr.

   Tangiers is a city that overlooks two seas.

4. region

   Synonym: منطقة (minṭaqa)

   بلاد الروافة معضمها فالجبال.

   blād er-rwāfa muʕḍamha f-le-jbāl.

   The region of Riffians is mostly in the mountains.

5. countryside

   Synonym: عروبية (ʕrūbiyya)

   داك خانا جاي من البلاد باش يقلب على خديمة.

   dāk ḵāna jāy min le-blād bāš yqallab ʕla ḵdīma.

   That guy came from the countryside to look for a job.

6. land, plot

   Synonym: أرض (ʔarḍ)

   عندي شي بلاد فالخرجة د المدينة.

   ʕandi ši blād f-el-ḵarja d le-mdīna.

   I have some land on the outskirts of the city.

Ottoman Turkish

Noun

بلاد • (bilad)

1. plural of بلد (beled)
2. plural of بلده (belde)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ل د
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بِلَاد (bilād).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.laːd/, [biˈlæːd]
• IPA^(key): /blaːd/, [blæːd]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Noun

بلاد • (bilād) pl

1. plural of بلد (balad, “town, village; country”)

Noun

بلاد • (bilād, blād) f (plural بلدان (buldān))

1. country, state

   Synonyms: بلد (balad), دولة (dawle, dōle)

Tunisian Arabic

Root
ب ل د
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic بِلَاد (bilād).

Noun

بلاد (blād) f (plural بلدان (buldān))

1. country
   • 2020, “سيدي العربي”, performed by Znous:

     ويا سعد من جانا وهنّانا، بلادي ملك ربي

     w yā saʕd min jāna w hannāna, blādi milk rabbi

     Look who's coming to congratulate us, my country is open for everyone

2. hometown