Where does “بلای عشق” come from?

بلای عشق (Persian) comes from Persian ی, from Arabic ي, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.

بلای عشق (Persian): affliction of love

Definitions

  1. affliction of love

Ancestry of “بلای عشق”, step by step

بلای عشق traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian ی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianیthe grammatical particle ezafe; see...
2Arabicيbound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,...
3Proto-Semiticʿayn-eye
4Hebrewעַיִןeye

via Persian عشق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianعشقlove; passion
2Arabicعِشْقlove, passion; love, romantic passion

via Persian بلا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبلاaffliction
2Arabicبَلَاءmisfortune, calamity; affliction

Words derived from “بلای عشق”

Every word from Hebrew עַיִן →Every word from Proto-Semitic ʿayn- →Every word from Arabic ي →