بالا

See also: تالا

Khalaj

Noun

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

  1. Arabic spelling of bala (child)

Declension

Declension of بالا
singular plural
nominative بالا بالالار
genitive بالاݧ بالالارؽݧ
dative بالاقا بالالارقا
definite accusative بالاݧ بالالارؽ
locative بالاچا بالالارچا
ablative بالادا بالالاردا
instrumental بالالا بالالارلا
equative بالاوارا بالالاروارا

Malay

Noun

بالا (plural بالا-بالا or بالا٢)

  1. Jawi spelling of bala.‎

Persian

Etymology

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

 

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

Dari بالا
Iranian Persian
Tajik боло

بالا • (bâlâ)

  1. up, upwards
    Antonym: پایین (pâyin)

Derived terms

  • بالا آمدن (bâlâ âmadan, to come up, to cost)
  • بالا آوردن (bâlâ âvordan, to vomit, bring up)
  • بالا بردن (bâlâ bordan, to raise)
  • بالا جستن (bâlâ jastan, to spring)
  • بالا رفتن (bâlâ raftan, to rise)
  • بالا زدن (bâlâ zadan, to turn up)
  • بالا کردن (bâlâ kardan, to lift)
  • بالا کشیدن (bâlâ kašidan, to draw)
  • بالا گرفتن (bâlâ gereftan, to improve)

Adjective

بالا • (bâlâ) (comparative بالاتَر, superlative بالاتَرین)

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

Noun

بالا • (bâlâ)

  1. top (upper part)
    Antonym: پایین (pâyin)
  2. stature, height
    Synonym: قد (qad)
  3. (nautical, Dashtestāni, Būshehri) 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

  • بالای (bâlâ-ye)

References

  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

Other scripts
Perso-Arabic بالا
Latin bala
Cyrillic бала

Etymology 1

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

  • IPA(key): /bɑˈlɑ/

Noun

بالا • (bala) (plural بالىلار (balilar))

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

Adjective

بالا • (bala)

  1. immature, childish
  2. small, young

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَلَاء (balāʔ, affliction).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑlɑ/

Noun

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
Declension

Etymology 3

From Persian بالا (bâlâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɑˈlɑ/

Noun

بالا • (bala) (plural بالالار (balalar))

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