बला

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بلا (balā), from Arabic بَلَاء (balāʔ).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bə.lɑː/, [bɐ.läː]

Noun

बला • (balāf (Urdu spelling بلا)

  1. misfortune, affliction
  2. spirit, hag
  3. (informal) a vast amount (of)

Declension

Declension of बला (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct बला
balā
बलाएँ
balāẽ
oblique बला
balā
बलाओं
balāõ
vocative बला
balā
बलाओ
balāo

Newar

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mV-la(k) (arrow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bəla]

Noun

बला • (balā? (Newa Spelling 𑐧𑐮𑐵)

  1. arrow

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

बला

  1. Devanagari script form of balā, ablative singular of बल (bala, strength)