ببلاش

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

Probably from Arabic بِلَا شَيْء (bi-lā šayʔ, “for nothing”). Eventually the b- was considered part of the word, and the preposition ب (b(i)-) is now added before it again.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi.ba.ˈlaːʃ/

Adjective

ببلاش • (bibalāš)

  1. free; (in context) for free; gratis.
    الكتاب دا ببلاش. ― al-kitaab dā bi-balāš. ― This book is free.
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