بلع

See also: بلغ‎, تلغ‎, and ب ل غ‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

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

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

  1. to swallow
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Gulf Arabic: بلع‎ (bilaʕ)
  • Maltese: bela'
  • Moroccan Arabic: بلع‎ (blaʕ)

Etymology 2

Causative of بَلَعَ‎ (balaʕa, “to swallow”).

Verb

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

  1. to make or cause to swallow
Conjugation

Noun

بَلْع • (balʕ) m

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

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic بَلَعَ‎ (balaʕa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blaʕ/
  • (file)

Verb

بلع • (blaʕ) (form I, non-past يبلع‎ (yiblaʕ))

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

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَلَّعَ‎ (ballaʕa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bal.laʕ/

Verb

بلع • (ballaʕ) (form II, non-past يبلع‎ (yballaʕ))

  1. (transitive) to close
    Synonyms: غلق‎ (ḡlaq), سد‎ (sadd)
    ‏بلع الباب.‎‎
    ballaʕ el-bāb
    Close the door.
Conjugation
    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

Etymology

From Arabic بَلْع‎ (balʕ).

Noun

بلع • (bal')

  1. swallowing, gulp

Derived terms

Verb

بلع • (bal')

  1. present stem form of بلعیدن‎
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