baal

See also: Appendix:Variations of "baal"

English

Etymology

From Baal.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑːl/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑːl/
• Rhymes: -ɑːl

Noun

baal (plural baals)

1. A false deity or idol.
2. (obsolete, derogatory) A Catholic or Orthodox icon of a saint.

Synonyms

• (a false deity): false god

See also

• baal chesed
• baal-ha-bos
• baal mofet

Anagrams

• AABL, Alba, Bala, LABA, alba, blaa, laab

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Etymology

From English ball.

Noun

baal (plural baal dem, quantified baal)

1. ball

Beja

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Cushitic *baal (“feather, wing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaːl/

Noun

baal m (plural bal)

1. swan

Declension

Declension of baal (masculine strong)

singular	indefinite	definite
isolated	construct	isolated	construct
nominative	baal	baaluu-	uubaal	ubaaluu-
accusative	baal	baaloo-	oobaal	ubaaloo-
genitive	baali	baalii-	ubaali	ubaalii-
plural	indefinite	definite
isolated	construct	isolated	construct
nominative	bal	balaa-	aabal	ibalaa-
accusative	bal	balee-	eebal	ibalee-
genitive	bali	balee-	ibali	ibalee-

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• bal (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Middle High German balde, from Old High German baldo, from bald (“quick”). Cognate with German bald.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːl/

Adverb

baal

1. (most dialects) soon

   Du moss us baal ens widder besöke!

   You must visit us again some time soon!

2. (most dialects) almost

   Synonyms: fass, fast, beinoh

   Ich hann et ald baal foffzehn Mol probiert.

   I've tried it almost fifteen times.

   Hä jeht baal emmer ohne Jack op de Stroß.

   He almost always goes out without a jacket.

   • 2002, “Du bes die Stadt”‎^[1]performed by Bläck Fööss:

     Frech wie Dreck, doch et Hätz es jot.
     E klei bessje verdötsch, met nix jet am Hot.
     Jot jelaunt, datt et baal schon nerv.
     All dat ha’ mer vun dir jeerv.

     As impudent as dirt, but your heart is good.
     A little bit simple-minded, not caring too much about anything.
     So good-humoured that it's almost annoying.
     All of that we've inherited from you.

Cimbrian

Etymology

In Cimbrian, inherited w- regularly became b- (compare balt (“forest”)); from an old word meaning "eddy, pool" (related to Old English wœ̄l (“pool, whirlpool”), West Frisian wiel), from Proto-West Germanic *wallōn (“to roll”), or perhaps *wallijan (“to well up”), both from the same ultimate source.

Noun

baal m

1. (Sette Comuni) drainage channel

   Elchar stall hat an baal so büuran ausar ausont 's lautare.

   Each barn has a drainage channel to carry the liquid outside.

References

• “baal” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːl/, [baːl], [baːɫ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: baal
• Rhymes: -aːl
• Homophone: Baal

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bale, from Old French bale, from Medieval Latin balla, itself of Germanic origin, from Frankish *ball, from Proto-West Germanic *ballu, from Proto-Germanic *balluz. Doublet of bal.

Noun

baal f (plural balen, diminutive baaltje n)

1. a bale of hay or straw
2. a closed bag or package of wares

Derived terms

• hooibaal
• strobaal
• vlooienbaal

Descendants

• Afrikaans: baal
• → Lokono: bali
• → Indonesian: bal

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

baal

1. inflection of balen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sundanese baal, from Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbaal/ [ˈba.(ʔ)al]
• Rhymes: -aal
• Syllabification: ba‧al

Adjective

baal (comparative lebih baal, superlative paling baal)

1. numb

   Synonyms: lali, mati rasa

Further reading

• “baal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English bawl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaːl/

Verb

baal

1. to cry
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Jan 11:35:

     Jiizas baal.

     Jesus wept.

Further reading

• baal at majstro.com

Limos Kalinga

Noun

baál

1. G-string

Somali

Etymology

Cognate with Jiiddu baal.

Noun

baal ?

1. wing

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ʔal/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

baal

1. Unable to feel physically, usually due to cold temperature or injection; numb

   Suntikan ieu téh ambéh baal pas dicabut gigi.

   This injection is to make [you] feel numb during your tooth extraction.

References

• Danadibrata, R.A. (2006), Kamus Basa Sunda, Bandung: Kiblat

Yucatec Maya

Verb

baal (transitive)

1. to hide, to conceal
2. to protect, to shelter, to shield
3. to guard, to keep

Inflection

    Conjugation of baal

aspect	optative	inperfective	perfective	resultative	imperative
active voice	bal	balik	balaj	balmaj	balej
antipassive voice	baalnak	baal	baalnaj	baalnajaʼan	baalnen
mediopassive voice	báalak	báalal	báal	baalal	—
passive voice	baʼalak	baʼalal	baʼal	balaʼan	—