بلاصة

Probably from French place, from Latin platea. It might also be from Spanish plaza, but the general sense “place, location” seems to be less common there.

• IPA^(key): /blaː.sˤa/

بلاصة • (blāṣa) f (plural بلايص (blāyiṣ), diminutive بليصة (bliyyṣa))

1. place, location, spot

   Synonym: موضع (mūṭaʕ or mūḍaʕ)

بلاصة • (blāṣa)

1. instead of, in place of

   جات هيا بلاصة من ختها.

   jāt hiyya blāṣt men ḵatha

   She came instead of her sister.

   عطاني الخضراوات بلاصة اللحم وخا ما بغيتهاش!

   ʕṭāni el-ḵaḍrāwāt blāṣt el-lḥem waḵḵa mā bḡīthāš

   He gave me vegetables instead of meat, even though I didn't want it!