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Where does “bəla” come from?

bəla (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian بلا, from Arabic بَلَاء — misfortune, calamity; affliction.

bəla (Azerbaijani): affliction; misfortune, mischief

Definitions

  1. affliction; misfortune, mischief

Ancestry of “bəla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبلاaffliction
2Arabicبَلَاءmisfortune, calamity; affliction
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