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بال

Root: بال

5 entries for this word

Hans Wehr Definitions

Entry 1

بال bāl whale (zool.)

Entry 2

بال bālin old, worn, worn out; shabby, threadbare, ragged, tattered; decrepit, dilapidated; decayed, rotten; obsolete, antiquated

Entry 3

بال (بول) bāl u (baul) and V to make water, urinate IV to be diuretic X to cause to urinate

Entry 4

بال bāl state, condition; heart, mind; notice, regard, attention│ذو بال significant, notable, considerable, important, serious, grave; فراغ البال farāg al-b. leisure; مشغول البال anxious, uneasy, concerned, worried.; طويل البال long-suffering, patient; ما باله ... (with verb) why is it that he (it) ... ? why ... ? ما بالك how about you? what do you think? خلا باله ḳalā bāluhū his mind is at rest, he has no worries; خطر بباله it occurred to him, it came to his mind; اعطى (القى، جعل) باله الى (ل) (a‘ṯā, alqā, ja‘ala) to turn one’s mind to, give one’s attention to, pay attention to, take into account, be mindful of, bear in mind, heed s.th.; لم يلق لقولى بالا lam yulqi li-qaulī bālan he didn‘t pay any attention to what I said; لا يقل عنه بالا (yaqillu) no less significant than this

Entry 5

بال bāl whale (zool.)

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