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title: "بَلَاء (balāʾ) meaning in Arabic: trial, affliction"
description: "بَلَاء (balāʾ) means “trial, affliction”. Root ب·ل·و, pattern , level B2: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/bala"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# بَلَاء

*balāʾ* · **trial, affliction**

بَلَاء (balāʾ) is an Arabic noun meaning “trial, affliction”. It is built on the root ب·ل·و. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B2.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: ب·ل·و
- Level: B2

## How to read بَلَاء, letter by letter

4 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ب — باء (bāʾ): b
- ل — لام (lām): l
- ا — ألف (ʾalif): a long a, or a seat for hamza
- ء — همزة (hamza): a glottal stop, the catch in “uh-oh”

## Questions about بَلَاء

### What is the root of بَلَاء?

The root of بَلَاء is ب·ل·و.

### What level is بَلَاء?

Fasaha first uses بَلَاء at level B2, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)