بلع

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See also: بلغ, تلغ, and ب ل غ

Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From the root ب ل ع (b-l-ʕ), from Proto-Semitic *balVʕ-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *balVʕ-. Cognate with Hebrew בָּלַע (bālaʿ, swallow, engulf), Aramaic בְּלַע (to swallow), and Amharic በላ (bäla, to eat).

Verb[edit]

بَلِعَ or بَلَعَ (balaʕa or baliʕa) I, non-past يَبْلَعُ‎ (yablaʕu)

  1. to swallow
Conjugation[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Gulf Arabic: بلع (bilaʕ)
  • Maltese: bela’
  • Moroccan Arabic: بلع (blaʕ)

Etymology 2[edit]

Causative of بَلَعَ (balaʕa, to swallow).

Verb[edit]

بَلَّعَ (ballaʕa) II, non-past يُبَلِّعُ‎ (yuballiʕu)

  1. to make or cause to swallow
Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

بَلْع (balʕm

  1. verbal noun of بَلَعَ (balaʕa) (form I)
  2. verbal noun of بَلِعَ (baliʕa) (form I)
  3. swallowing, gulp
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]

Moroccan Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Arabic بَلَعَ (balaʕa).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /blaʕ/
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

بلع (blaʕ) I (non-past يبلع (yiblaʕ))

  1. (transitive) to swallow
    Synonym: سرط (sraṭ)
Conjugation[edit]

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Arabic بَلَّعَ (ballaʕa).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

بلع (ballaʕ) II (non-past يبلع (yballaʕ))

  1. (transitive) to close
    Synonyms: غلق (ḡlaq), سد (sadd)
    بلع الباب.
    ballaʕ el-bāb
    Close the door.
Conjugation[edit]
    Conjugation of بلع
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m بلّعت (ballaʕt) بلّعتي (ballaʕti) بلّع (ballaʕ) بلّعنا (ballaʕna) بلّعتوا (ballaʕtu) بلّعوا (ballʕu)
f بلّعت (ballʕāt)
non-past m نبلّع (nballaʕ) تبلّع (tballaʕ) يبلّع (yballaʕ) نبلّعوا (nballʕu) تبلّعوا (tballʕu) يبلّعوا (yballʕu)
f تبلّعي (tballʕi) تبلّع (tballaʕ)
imperative m بلّع (ballaʕ) بلّعوا (ballʕu)
f بلّعي (ballʕi)

Persian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Arabic بَلْع (balʕ).

Noun[edit]

بلع (bal')

  1. swallowing, gulp

Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

بلع (bal')

  1. present stem form of بلعیدن (bal'idan)