Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ب ل و (b l w)
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Noun

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بَلِيَّة (baliyyaf (plural بَلَايَا (balāyā))

  1. plight, calamity, dire state
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Etymology 2

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From Italian bilia, biglia.

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بِلْيَة (bilyaf (plural بِلًى (bilan))

  1. marble to play
    Synonyms: (Syria) كُلَّة (kulla), (Gulf Arabic) تِيلَة (tīla), (Hijazi) بَرَجُون (barajōn), (Southwest Syria, Lebanon) دَحَل (daḥal)
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Moroccan Arabic

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ب ل ي
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بلية (balyaf (plural بليات (balyāt))

  1. addiction
    بليتها غتخرج عليها وعلى قرايتها.
    balyitha ḡa-tuḵruj ʕlīha w ʕla qrāyitha.
    Her addiction will ruin her life and her studies.
    بليته هي الكورة.baliytu hiyya l-kūra.His addiction is football.