balas

Meaning

Noun

A type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby.

Origin

From Old English bales, balais, from Old French balais, from Arabic بَلَخْش, from Persian بلخش, a form of بدخش, related to بدخشان, the region where they are found.

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