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Where does “بلا” come from?

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

بلا (Persian): affliction

Definitions

  1. affliction

Ancestry of “بلا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَلَاءmisfortune, calamity; affliction

Words derived from “بلا”

  • بلای عشق
  • bəlayi-eşq
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