Where does “belleɛ” come from?

belleɛ (Tarifit) comes from Moroccan Arabic بلع, from Arabic بلع, from Arabic بَلَعَ — to swallow.

belleɛ (Tarifit): to close, to shut

Definitions

  1. to close, to shut

Ancestry of “belleɛ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicبلعto swallow
2Arabicبلعto swallow; to make or cause to swallow; verbal...
3Arabicبَلَعَto swallow
Every word from Arabic بَلَعَ →Every word from Arabic بلع →Every word from Moroccan Arabic بلع →