bəla

Azerbaijani

[bæˈɫɑ]

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Definitions
  • affliction
  • misfortune, mischief

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَلَاء (misfortune, calamity, affliction).

Origin

Arabic

بَلَاء

Gloss

misfortune, calamity, affliction

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