Where does “بلا” come from?
بلا (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian بلا, from Arabic بَلَاء — misfortune, calamity; affliction.
بلا (Ottoman Turkish): problem; trouble; disaster
Definitions
- problem; trouble; disaster
Ancestry of “بلا”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | بلا | affliction |
| 2 | Arabic | بَلَاء | misfortune, calamity; affliction |