balas

Etymology

From Old English bales, balais, from Old French balais, from Arabic بَلَخْش‎ (balaḵš), from Persian بلخش‎ (balaxš), a form of بدخش‎ (badaxš, “balas”), related to بدخشان‎ (badaxšân, “Badakhshan”), the region where they are found.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaləs/

Noun

balas (plural balases)

1. (archaic) A type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby (now usually used attributively: balas-ruby).

Anagrams

• Ba'als, Baals, Baʿals, albas, baals, balsa, basal, blaas, laabs, sabal

Alternative forms

• bas

Noun

balas

1. sand

Etymology

Borrowed from English balance.

Noun

balàs m

1. (financial) balance
2. payment due for work done

Noun

balás

1. sand

Noun

balás

1. sand

Verb

bālās

1. second-person singular present active indicative of bālō

Adjective

balas m (feminine balà) stress pattern 4

1. Alternative form of báltas (“white”)

Noun

balas f

1. Feminine plural of noun bala.

Verb

balas

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) present indicative form of balar.

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