بالغ

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ب ل غ‎ (b-l-ḡ); compare بَلَغَ‎ (balaḡa, “to reach, to arrive, to come to, to amount to”).

Verb

بَالَغَ • (bālaḡa) III, non-past يُبَالِغُ‎‎ (yubāliḡu)

  1. to exaggerate, to overdo (with فِي‎ (fī))
  2. to do one’s utmost, to go to the greatest lengths
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of the verb بَلَغَ‎ (balaḡa, “to reach, to arrive, to come to, to amount to”), from the root ب ل غ‎ (b-l-ḡ).

Participle

بَالِغٌ • (bāliḡun) (form VI, feminine بَالِغَةٌ‎ (bāliḡatun), masculine plural بَالِغُونَ‎ (bāliḡūna), feminine plural بَالِغَاتٌ‎ (bāliḡātun))

  1. active participle of بَلَغَ‎ (balaḡa)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 65:3:
      ‏إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَالِغُ أَمْرِهِ‎
      ʔinna l-laha bāliḡu ʔamrihi
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
Declension

Adjective

بَالِغ • (bāliḡ) (feminine بَالِغَة‎ (bāliḡa), masculine plural بَالِغُونَ‎ (bāliḡūna), feminine plural بَالِغَات‎ (bāliḡāt))

  1. (superlative form) extensive, far-reaching
  2. considerable, profound, serious
  3. intense, high, extreme, strong
  4. (of feelings) violent, vehement
Declension

Adjective

بَالِغ • (bāliḡ) (feminine بَالِغَة‎ (bāliḡa) or بَالِغ (bāliḡ), masculine plural بَالِغُونَ‎ (bāliḡūna), feminine plural بَالِغَات‎ (bāliḡāt))

  1. one who has reached puberty; pubescent, mature, of age, in one’s majority, adult
    Synonym: رَاشِد‎ (rāšid)
Declension

Descendants

  • → Malay: baligh
    • Indonesian: balig

Malay

Noun

بالغ (plural بالغ-بالغ or بالغ۲‎, informal 1st possessive بالغکو‎, 2nd possessive بالغمو‎, 3rd possessive بالغڽ‎)

  1. Jawi spelling of baligh

Adjective

بالغ

  1. Jawi spelling of baligh

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic بَالِغ‎ (bāliḡ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɒːˈleɣ/

Adjective

بالغ • (bâleğ) (comparative بالغ‌تَر‎ (bâleğ-tar), superlative بالغ‌تَرین‎ (bâleğ-tarin))

  1. adult
  2. mature
  3. ripe
  4. in one's majority

Noun

بالغ • (bâleğ) (plural بالغان‎ (bâleğân) or بالغ‌ها‎ (bâleğ-hâ))

  1. adult
  • نا بالغ‎ (nâ-bâleğ)
  • بالغ شدن‎ (bâleğ šodan)
  • مبالغه‎ (mobâleğe)

Etymology 2

From an Eastern Iranian language. Probably cognate with Sanskrit पात्र (pātra). Also perhaps akin to Turkish bardak, an Iranian borrowing.

Noun

بالغ • (bâloğ)

  1. (Transoxianan, obsolete) drinking horn

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ل غ‎

Etymology

From Arabic بَالَغَ‎ (bālaḡa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baː.laɣ/, [ˈbæː.laɣ]
  • (file)

Verb

بالغ • (bālaḡ) (form III, present ببالغ‎ (bibāleḡ))

  1. to exaggerate
    Synonym: كبّر‎ (kabbar)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of بالغ (bālaḡ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m بالغت (bālaḡt) بالغت (bālaḡt) بالغ (bālaḡ) بالغنا (bālaḡna) بالغتو (bālaḡtu) بالغو (bālaḡu)
f بالغتي (bālaḡti) بالغت (bālaḡat)
present m ببالغ (babāleḡ) بتبالغ (bitbāleḡ) ببالغ (bibāleḡ) منبالغ (minbāleḡ) بتبالغو (bitbālḡu) ببالغو (bibālḡu)
f بتبالغي (bitbālḡi) بتبالغ (bitbāleḡ)
subjunctive m ابالغ (abāleḡ) تبالغ (tbāleḡ) يبالغ (ybāleḡ) نبالغ (nbāleḡ) تبالغو (tbālḡu) يبالغو (ybālḡu)
f تبالغي (tbālḡi) تبالغ (tbāleḡ)
imperative m بالغ (bāleḡ) بالغو (bālḡu)
f بالغي (bālḡi)

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic بالغ‎ (bāliğ).

Noun

بالغ • (bāliğ)

  1. adult, mature

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu بالغ‎ (bāliğ).

Noun

بالِغ (bāliğ)

  1. adult, mature
  2. young
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