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بلر

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of crystals and transparency, specifically referring to rock crystal. It also extends to describe a large, brave man, and a specific physical defect related to the eye.

Derived headwords

البَلْوَرnoun
  1. 1.
    rock crystalboth

    A transparent, crystalline mineral, specifically quartz. It is considered a precious stone.

بَلْوَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    crystalboth

    A single unit or piece of rock crystal.

البَلْوَرnoun
  1. 1.
    large, brave manclassical

    A man who is large in stature and courageous.

البَلْوَرَةadjective
  1. 1.
    bulging-eyedclassical

    Describing someone whose eyes are protruding or bulging.

Parallel reading

البَلْوَر على مثال عجول: المها من الحجر، واحدته بلورة.
Al-balwar, on the pattern of 'ajūl: the white antelope of stone, its singular is balwurah.
التهذيب: البلور الرجل الضخم الشجاع، بتشديد اللام.
Al-Tahdhib: Al-ballūr is the large, brave man, with a shaddah on the lām.
قال: وأما البلور المعروف، فهو مخفف اللام.
He said: As for the known al-balūr, it is with a lightened lām.
وفي حديث جعفر الصادق، عليه السلام: لا يحبنا، أهل البيت، الأحدب الموجه ولا الأعور البلورة
And in the narration of Ja'far al-Sadiq, peace be upon him: We, the People of the House, are not loved by the hunchback with a deformed face, nor the one-eyed man with bulging eyes.
قال أبو عمرو الزاهد: هو الذي عينه ناتئة؛
Abu 'Amr al-Zahid said: It is he whose eye is protruding;
قال ابن الأثير: هكذا شرحه ولم يذكر أصله.
Ibn al-Athir said: Thus he explained it and did not mention its origin.