بلاعة

See also: بلاغة‎

Arabic

Alternative forms

بَلُّوعَة‎ (ballūʕa), بَالُوعَة‎ (bālūʕa)

Etymology

From the root ب ل ع‎ (b-l-ʕ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bal.laː.ʕa/

Noun

بَلَّاعَة • (ballāʕa) f (plural بَلَّاعَات‎ (ballāʕāt) or بَلَالِيع‎ (balālīʕ))

sinkhole, drain, sewer

Declension

Declension of noun بَلَّاعَة (ballāʕa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَلَّاعَة ballāʕa	الْبَلَّاعَة‎ al-ballāʕa	بَلَّاعَة ballāʕat
Nominative	بَلَّاعَةٌ ballāʕatun	الْبَلَّاعَةُ‎ al-ballāʕatu	بَلَّاعَةُ ballāʕatu
Accusative	بَلَّاعَةً ballāʕatan	الْبَلَّاعَةَ‎ al-ballāʕata	بَلَّاعَةَ ballāʕata
Genitive	بَلَّاعَةٍ ballāʕatin	الْبَلَّاعَةِ‎ al-ballāʕati	بَلَّاعَةِ ballāʕati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَلَّاعَتَيْن‎ ballāʕatayn	الْبَلَّاعَتَيْن‎ al-ballāʕatayn	بَلَّاعَتَيْ‎ ballāʕatay
Nominative	بَلَّاعَتَانِ‎ ballāʕatāni	الْبَلَّاعَتَانِ‎ al-ballāʕatāni	بَلَّاعَتَا‎ ballāʕatā
Accusative	بَلَّاعَتَيْنِ‎ ballāʕatayni	الْبَلَّاعَتَيْنِ‎ al-ballāʕatayni	بَلَّاعَتَيْ‎ ballāʕatay
Genitive	بَلَّاعَتَيْنِ‎ ballāʕatayni	الْبَلَّاعَتَيْنِ‎ al-ballāʕatayni	بَلَّاعَتَيْ‎ ballāʕatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَلَّاعَات‎‎; بَلَالِيع‎ ballāʕāt‎; balālīʕ	الْبَلَّاعَات‎‎; الْبَلَالِيع‎ al-ballāʕāt‎; al-balālīʕ	بَلَّاعَات‎‎; بَلَالِيع‎ ballāʕāt‎; balālīʕ
Nominative	بَلَّاعَاتٌ‎‎; بَلَالِيعُ‎ ballāʕātun‎; balālīʕu	الْبَلَّاعَاتُ‎‎; الْبَلَالِيعُ‎ al-ballāʕātu‎; al-balālīʕu	بَلَّاعَاتُ‎‎; بَلَالِيعُ‎ ballāʕātu‎; balālīʕu
Accusative	بَلَّاعَاتٍ‎‎; بَلَالِيعَ‎ ballāʕātin‎; balālīʕa	الْبَلَّاعَاتِ‎‎; الْبَلَالِيعَ‎ al-ballāʕāti‎; al-balālīʕa	بَلَّاعَاتِ‎‎; بَلَالِيعَ‎ ballāʕāti‎; balālīʕa
Genitive	بَلَّاعَاتٍ‎‎; بَلَالِيعَ‎ ballāʕātin‎; balālīʕa	الْبَلَّاعَاتِ‎‎; الْبَلَالِيعِ‎ al-ballāʕāti‎; al-balālīʕi	بَلَّاعَاتِ‎‎; بَلَالِيعِ‎ ballāʕāti‎; balālīʕi

References

Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “بلاعة”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 1, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 112
Freytag, Georg (1830), “بلاعة”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 153
Lane, Edward William (1863), “بلاعة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 250
Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “بلاعة”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 109

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بَلَّاعة‎ (ballāʕa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bulːaːʕa/

Noun

بلاعة • (bullāʿa) f (construct state بُلاَّعَةْ (bullāʿat), plural بُلَّاعات‎ (bullāʿāt) or بلاليع‎ (balālīʿ))

drain, sewer