بالا

See also: تالا

Khalaj

Noun

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

  1. Arabic spelling of bala (child)

Declension

Malay

Noun

بالا (plural بالا-بالا or بالا۲, informal 1st possessive بالاکو, 2nd possessive بالامو, 3rd possessive بالاڽ)

  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 * 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

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bɑː.lɑ́ː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [bɑː.lɑ́ː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [bɔː.lɔ́ː]

Readings
Classical reading? bālā
Dari reading? bālā
Iranian reading? bâlâ
Tajik reading? bolo
  • (file)

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 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 (bâlâ-tar), superlative بالاتَرین (bâlâ-tarin))

  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) 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
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