بلاط

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic פְּלַטְיָא (pəlaṭiyā), פַּלְטִיתָא (paləṭīṯā), from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa). Has a denominal root ب ل ط (b-l-ṭ). Cognate to Classical Syriac ܦܠܰܛܺܝܰܐ (pəlaṭiyā).

Noun

بَلَاط • (balāṭ) m (collective, singulative بَلَاطَة f (balāṭa), plural أَبْلِطَة (ʔabliṭa), paucal بَلَاطَات (balāṭāt))

1. tile, flagstone, slab, pavement

Declension

Declension of noun بَلَاط (balāṭ)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَلَاط balāṭ	الْبَلَاط al-balāṭ	بَلَاط balāṭ
Nominative	بَلَاطٌ balāṭun	الْبَلَاطُ al-balāṭu	بَلَاطُ balāṭu
Accusative	بَلَاطًا balāṭan	الْبَلَاطَ al-balāṭa	بَلَاطَ balāṭa
Genitive	بَلَاطٍ balāṭin	الْبَلَاطِ al-balāṭi	بَلَاطِ balāṭi
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَلَاطَة balāṭa	الْبَلَاطَة al-balāṭa	بَلَاطَة balāṭat
Nominative	بَلَاطَةٌ balāṭatun	الْبَلَاطَةُ al-balāṭatu	بَلَاطَةُ balāṭatu
Accusative	بَلَاطَةً balāṭatan	الْبَلَاطَةَ al-balāṭata	بَلَاطَةَ balāṭata
Genitive	بَلَاطَةٍ balāṭatin	الْبَلَاطَةِ al-balāṭati	بَلَاطَةِ balāṭati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَلَاطَتَيْن balāṭatayn	الْبَلَاطَتَيْن al-balāṭatayn	بَلَاطَتَيْ balāṭatay
Nominative	بَلَاطَتَانِ balāṭatāni	الْبَلَاطَتَانِ al-balāṭatāni	بَلَاطَتَا balāṭatā
Accusative	بَلَاطَتَيْنِ balāṭatayni	الْبَلَاطَتَيْنِ al-balāṭatayni	بَلَاطَتَيْ balāṭatay
Genitive	بَلَاطَتَيْنِ balāṭatayni	الْبَلَاطَتَيْنِ al-balāṭatayni	بَلَاطَتَيْ balāṭatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَلَاطَات balāṭāt	الْبَلَاطَات al-balāṭāt	بَلَاطَات balāṭāt
Nominative	بَلَاطَاتٌ balāṭātun	الْبَلَاطَاتُ al-balāṭātu	بَلَاطَاتُ balāṭātu
Accusative	بَلَاطَاتٍ balāṭātin	الْبَلَاطَاتِ al-balāṭāti	بَلَاطَاتِ balāṭāti
Genitive	بَلَاطَاتٍ balāṭātin	الْبَلَاطَاتِ al-balāṭāti	بَلَاطَاتِ balāṭāti
Plural of variety	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَبْلِطَة ʔabliṭa	الْأَبْلِطَة al-ʔabliṭa	أَبْلِطَة ʔabliṭat
Nominative	أَبْلِطَةٌ ʔabliṭatun	الْأَبْلِطَةُ al-ʔabliṭatu	أَبْلِطَةُ ʔabliṭatu
Accusative	أَبْلِطَةً ʔabliṭatan	الْأَبْلِطَةَ al-ʔabliṭata	أَبْلِطَةَ ʔabliṭata
Genitive	أَبْلِطَةٍ ʔabliṭatin	الْأَبْلِطَةِ al-ʔabliṭati	أَبْلِطَةِ ʔabliṭati

Etymology 2

From Aramaic פַּלָּטִין (palāṭīn), from Ancient Greek παλάτιον (palátion), from Latin palātium. Cognate to Classical Syriac ܦܰܠܰܛܺܝܢ (palaṭīn).

Noun

بَلَاط • (balāṭ) m (plural بَلَاطَات (balāṭāt))

1. palace, court

   Synonym: قَصْر (qaṣr)

Declension

Declension of noun بَلَاط (balāṭ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَلَاط balāṭ	الْبَلَاط al-balāṭ	بَلَاط balāṭ
Nominative	بَلَاطٌ balāṭun	الْبَلَاطُ al-balāṭu	بَلَاطُ balāṭu
Accusative	بَلَاطًا balāṭan	الْبَلَاطَ al-balāṭa	بَلَاطَ balāṭa
Genitive	بَلَاطٍ balāṭin	الْبَلَاطِ al-balāṭi	بَلَاطِ balāṭi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَلَاطَيْن balāṭayn	الْبَلَاطَيْن al-balāṭayn	بَلَاطَيْ balāṭay
Nominative	بَلَاطَانِ balāṭāni	الْبَلَاطَانِ al-balāṭāni	بَلَاطَا balāṭā
Accusative	بَلَاطَيْنِ balāṭayni	الْبَلَاطَيْنِ al-balāṭayni	بَلَاطَيْ balāṭay
Genitive	بَلَاطَيْنِ balāṭayni	الْبَلَاطَيْنِ al-balāṭayni	بَلَاطَيْ balāṭay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَلَاطَات balāṭāt	الْبَلَاطَات al-balāṭāt	بَلَاطَات balāṭāt
Nominative	بَلَاطَاتٌ balāṭātun	الْبَلَاطَاتُ al-balāṭātu	بَلَاطَاتُ balāṭātu
Accusative	بَلَاطَاتٍ balāṭātin	الْبَلَاطَاتِ al-balāṭāti	بَلَاطَاتِ balāṭāti
Genitive	بَلَاطَاتٍ balāṭātin	الْبَلَاطَاتِ al-balāṭāti	بَلَاطَاتِ balāṭāti

References

• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 281