أبله

See also: ابله, أبلة, and اتله

Arabic

Etymology

Color or defect adjective from the root ب ل ه (b l h).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔab.lah/

Adjective

أَبْلَه • (ʔablah) (feminine بَلْهَاء (balhāʔ), common plural بُلْه (bulh), feminine plural بَلْهَاوَات (balhāwāt))

1. foolish, stupid
2. careless, easygoing
3. simple, bashful
4. arrogant
5. tolerating hard work and thirst (of a camel)

Declension

Declension of adjective أَبْلَه (ʔablah)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular diptote		basic singular diptote
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَبْلَه ʔablah	الْأَبْلَه al-ʔablah	بَلْهَاء balhāʔ	الْبَلْهَاء al-balhāʔ
nominative	أَبْلَهُ ʔablahu	الْأَبْلَهُ al-ʔablahu	بَلْهَاءُ balhāʔu	الْبَلْهَاءُ al-balhāʔu
accusative	أَبْلَهَ ʔablaha	الْأَبْلَهَ al-ʔablaha	بَلْهَاءَ balhāʔa	الْبَلْهَاءَ al-balhāʔa
genitive	أَبْلَهَ ʔablaha	الْأَبْلَهِ al-ʔablahi	بَلْهَاءَ balhāʔa	الْبَلْهَاءِ al-balhāʔi
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَبْلَهَيْن ʔablahayn	الْأَبْلَهَيْن al-ʔablahayn	بَلْهَاوَيْن balhāwayn	الْبَلْهَاوَيْن al-balhāwayn
nominative	أَبْلَهَانِ ʔablahāni	الْأَبْلَهَانِ al-ʔablahāni	بَلْهَاوَانِ balhāwāni	الْبَلْهَاوَانِ al-balhāwāni
accusative	أَبْلَهَيْنِ ʔablahayni	الْأَبْلَهَيْنِ al-ʔablahayni	بَلْهَاوَيْنِ balhāwayni	الْبَلْهَاوَيْنِ al-balhāwayni
genitive	أَبْلَهَيْنِ ʔablahayni	الْأَبْلَهَيْنِ al-ʔablahayni	بَلْهَاوَيْنِ balhāwayni	الْبَلْهَاوَيْنِ al-balhāwayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	بُلْه bulh	الْبُلْه al-bulh	بَلْهَاوَات‎; بُلْه balhāwāt‎; bulh	الْبَلْهَاوَات‎; الْبُلْه al-balhāwāt‎; al-bulh
nominative	بُلْهٌ bulhun	الْبُلْهُ al-bulhu	بَلْهَاوَاتٌ‎; بُلْهٌ balhāwātun‎; bulhun	الْبَلْهَاوَاتُ‎; الْبُلْهُ al-balhāwātu‎; al-bulhu
accusative	بُلْهًا bulhan	الْبُلْهَ al-bulha	بَلْهَاوَاتٍ‎; بُلْهًا balhāwātin‎; bulhan	الْبَلْهَاوَاتِ‎; الْبُلْهَ al-balhāwāti‎; al-bulha
genitive	بُلْهٍ bulhin	الْبُلْهِ al-bulhi	بَلْهَاوَاتٍ‎; بُلْهٍ balhāwātin‎; bulhin	الْبَلْهَاوَاتِ‎; الْبُلْهِ al-balhāwāti‎; al-bulhi

Descendants

• Maltese: iblah
• → Persian: ابله
  • → Bengali: হাবলা (habola)
  • → Urdu: ابلہ
• → Uyghur: ئەبلەھ (ebleh)
• → Uzbek: ablah

Noun

أَبْلَه • (ʔablah) m (plural بُلْه (bulh), feminine بَلْهَاء (balhāʔ))

1. a fool, idiot, feeble-minded person.

Declension

Declension of noun أَبْلَه (ʔablah)

singular	masculine			feminine
	basic singular diptote			basic singular diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَبْلَه ʔablah	الْأَبْلَه al-ʔablah	أَبْلَه ʔablah	بَلْهَاء balhāʔ	الْبَلْهَاء al-balhāʔ	بَلْهَاء balhāʔ
nominative	أَبْلَهُ ʔablahu	الْأَبْلَهُ al-ʔablahu	أَبْلَهُ ʔablahu	بَلْهَاءُ balhāʔu	الْبَلْهَاءُ al-balhāʔu	بَلْهَاءُ balhāʔu
accusative	أَبْلَهَ ʔablaha	الْأَبْلَهَ al-ʔablaha	أَبْلَهَ ʔablaha	بَلْهَاءَ balhāʔa	الْبَلْهَاءَ al-balhāʔa	بَلْهَاءَ balhāʔa
genitive	أَبْلَهَ ʔablaha	الْأَبْلَهِ al-ʔablahi	أَبْلَهِ ʔablahi	بَلْهَاءَ balhāʔa	الْبَلْهَاءِ al-balhāʔi	بَلْهَاءِ balhāʔi
dual	masculine			feminine
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَبْلَهَيْن ʔablahayn	الْأَبْلَهَيْن al-ʔablahayn	أَبْلَهَيْ ʔablahay	بَلْهَاءَيْن balhāʔayn	الْبَلْهَاءَيْن al-balhāʔayn	بَلْهَاءَيْ balhāʔay
nominative	أَبْلَهَانِ ʔablahāni	الْأَبْلَهَانِ al-ʔablahāni	أَبْلَهَا ʔablahā	بَلْهَاءَانِ balhāʔāni	الْبَلْهَاءَانِ al-balhāʔāni	بَلْهَاءَا balhāʔā
accusative	أَبْلَهَيْنِ ʔablahayni	الْأَبْلَهَيْنِ al-ʔablahayni	أَبْلَهَيْ ʔablahay	بَلْهَاءَيْنِ balhāʔayni	الْبَلْهَاءَيْنِ al-balhāʔayni	بَلْهَاءَيْ balhāʔay
genitive	أَبْلَهَيْنِ ʔablahayni	الْأَبْلَهَيْنِ al-ʔablahayni	أَبْلَهَيْ ʔablahay	بَلْهَاءَيْنِ balhāʔayni	الْبَلْهَاءَيْنِ al-balhāʔayni	بَلْهَاءَيْ balhāʔay
plural	masculine			feminine
	basic broken plural triptote			basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بُلْه bulh	الْبُلْه al-bulh	بُلْه bulh	بُلْه bulh	الْبُلْه al-bulh	بُلْه bulh
nominative	بُلْهٌ bulhun	الْبُلْهُ al-bulhu	بُلْهُ bulhu	بُلْهٌ bulhun	الْبُلْهُ al-bulhu	بُلْهُ bulhu
accusative	بُلْهًا bulhan	الْبُلْهَ al-bulha	بُلْهَ bulha	بُلْهًا bulhan	الْبُلْهَ al-bulha	بُلْهَ bulha
genitive	بُلْهٍ bulhin	الْبُلْهِ al-bulhi	بُلْهِ bulhi	بُلْهٍ bulhin	الْبُلْهِ al-bulhi	بُلْهِ bulhi

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ب ل ه
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic أَبْلَه (ʔablah, “idiot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔablah/

Noun

أبله • (ʼablah) m (plural بله (buluh), feminine بلها (balha))

1. fool, idiot

   Synonyms: أَهْبل (ʼahbal), غَبي (ḡabi), مُتَخَلِّف (mutaḵallif), مَعْتُوه (maʕtūh)

See also

• أبلة (abla, abɫa, “teacher f.”)