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بلز

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes something or someone as large, stout, and robust. It can also refer to shortness and thickness, and is used in the names of certain demonic entities.

Derived headwords

بَلَزadjective
  1. 1.
    stout, bulkyboth

    Describing a woman as large, stout, and well-built.

  2. 2.
    shortclassical

    Describing a man as short.

بَلِزadjective
  1. 1.
    stout, bulkyboth

    Describing a woman as large and stout.

بُلْنِزَىٰadjective
  1. 1.
    sturdy, strongclassical

    Describing a camel as thick, strong, and robust.

البلأزname
  1. 1.
    a name of Satanclassical

    One of the names attributed to Satan.

الجلأزname
  1. 1.
    a name of Satanclassical

    Another name attributed to Satan.

Parallel reading

امرأة بلز وبلز: ضخمة مكتنزة.
A woman (described as) balaz and balaz: large and stout.
الجوهري امرأة بلز، على فعل بكسر الفاء والعين، أي ضخمة.
Al-Jawhari (said) a woman (is) balaz, on the pattern fa'al with kasra on the fa and ayn, meaning large.
قال ثعلب: لم يأت من الصفات على فعل إلا حرفان: امرأة بلز وأتان إبد.
Tha'lab said: Only two words have come from the patterns of adjectives on fa'al: a balaz woman and an ibad she-donkey.
وجمل بلنزى: غليظ شديد.
And a camel (is) bulniza: thick and strong.
أبو عمرو: امرأة بلز خفيفة؛
Abu Amr: a balaz woman (is) light;
قال: والبلز الرجل القصير.
He said: And al-balaz (is) the short man.
الفراء: من أسماء الشيطان البلأز والجلأز والجان.
Al-Farra: Among the names of Satan are al-Bal'az, al-Jala'z, and al-Jinn.