بَلَد
balad
Noun
Meaning
town
country
Usage
بَلَد is feminine in Lebanese Arabic (same as MSA). Can mean both 'country' and 'town/village.' Often used with possessive suffixes: بَلَدِي (my country/town).
Morphology
Genderfeminine
Plural (broken)بِلْدَان
Examples
مِن أَيّ بَلَد إِنْتَ؟ — أَنَا مِن لُبْنَان.
What country are you from? — I'm from Lebanon.
بَلَدْنَا صْغِير بَسّ حِلْو كِتِير.
Our country is small but very beautiful.
Root
ب ل د
