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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