lbala

Tarifit

Alternative forms

  • řbařa

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بالة (bāla, shovel), from Spanish pala (shovel).

Noun

lbala f (plural lbalat, Tifinagh spelling ⵍⴱⴰⵍⴰ)

  1. shovel

Tashelhit

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بالة (bāla, shovel), from Spanish pala (shovel). Doublet of afala.

Noun

lbala f (plural lbalat, Tifinagh spelling ⵍⴱⴰⵍⴰ, Arabic spelling لبالا)

  1. shovel, iron spade
  2. large pickaxe

Inflection

Inflection of lbala
singular plural
free state lbala lbalat
construct state lbala lbalat

References

  • Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 2 f—l (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/2) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 1285a