balas

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaləs/

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).

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

• bas

balas

1. sand

Borrowed from English balance.

balàs m

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

balás

1. sand

balás

1. sand

bālās

1. second-person singular present active indicative of bālō

balas m (feminine balà) stress pattern 4

1. Alternative form of báltas (“white”)

balas f

1. Feminine plural of noun bala.

balas

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

balás

1. coarse granulated sugar; syrup hardened or grained
2. coarse grains of starch

balás

1. northwind