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بلاء

Root: بلا

Hans Wehr Definition

بلاء balā’ trial. tribulation, visitation, affliction, distress, misfortune; scourge, plague; creditable performance, bravery, gallantry, heroic action│بلاء حسن (ḥasan) favor, blessing, grace (of God); good performance

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