ballë

See also: balle

Albanian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Albanian *balā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₁ós. Cognate to Old Prussian ballo (“forehead”) and Sanskrit भाल (bhāla).

Noun

ballë m (plural ballë, definite balli, definite plural ballët)

1. forehead
2. front part of something
3. battle front
4. (figurative) best part of something

   Synonyms: cik, ajkë, cermë, cekë

5. earthquake magnitude

   tërmet shtatë ballë ― earthquake with a magnitude of seven

6. magazine (chamber) of the gun

Declension

Declension of ballë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ballë	balli	ballë	ballët
accusative		ballin
dative	balli	ballit	ballëve	ballëve
ablative			ballësh

Derived terms

• ballaballë
• ballafaqe
• ballafaqoj
• ballanike
• balle
• ballësh
• balltim
• balltoj
• përbalcë
• përballë
• përballoj

Related terms

• balë
• baltë

Further reading

• “ballë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026