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بلد
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See also: تلد and ب ل د
Arabic
Etymology 1.1
Pronunciation
Noun
بَلَد • (balad) m (plural بِلَاد (bilād) or بُلْدَان (buldān))
Declension
Derived terms
- بَلْدَة (balda)
- بَلَدِيّ (baladiyy)
- بَلَدِيَّة (baladiyya)
Descendants
See also
Etymology 1.2
Verb
بَلَّدَ • (ballada) II (non-past يُبَلِّدُ (yuballidu), verbal noun تَبْلِيد (tablīd))
- to acclimatize, to habituate
Conjugation
Etymology
Verb
بَلُدَ • (baluda) I (non-past يَبْلُدُ (yabludu), verbal noun بَلَادَة (balāda))
- to be stupid, to be dull-witted
Conjugation
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Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic بَلَد (balad). Gender became feminine likely by analogy to names of countries and regions, which are feminine (i.e. مصر f (maṣr), الحجاز f (il-ḥigāz), الهند f (il-hind), etc.).
Pronunciation
Noun
بلد • (balad) f (plural بلاد (bilād))
- country
- Synonym: دولة (dawla)
- 1972, “رايات النصر”, Nabeela Andeel (lyrics), Ali Ismael (music):
- باسمك يا بلدي، حلفنا يا بلدي
- bi-smik ya baladi, ḥilifna ya baladi
- By your name, my country, we swore, my country
- (informal)
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Persian
South Levantine Arabic
Ushojo
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