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بلط

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

بُلْطِىٌّ بلطى بلطة بلطي [The labrus Niloticus; ] a kind of fish that is found in the Nile, said to eat of the leaves of Paradise: it is the best of fish: and they liken to it him who is rising out of childhood, in a state of youthfulness and tenderness or delicateness. (TA.)

Derived headwords

بُلْطِىٌّ
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