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بلص

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses a type of bird, specifically a small one. It also touches upon its plural forms and a metaphorical use for a slender person. Additionally, a plant is mentioned under a related term.

Derived headwords

البَلَصnoun
  1. 1.
    A birdboth

    A type of bird, possibly referring to a specific species.

البَلَصُوصnoun
  1. 1.
    A small birdboth

    A specific type of bird, often described as small.

  2. 2.
    Slender personclassical

    Metaphorically, a person who is thin or slender in build.

البَلَنْصَىnoun
  1. 1.
    Plural of a birdboth

    The plural form of the bird referred to by بلص or بلصوص. Its formation is noted as irregular.

البَلَنْصَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    A plantclassical

    A type of herb or green plant.

  2. 2.
    A birdclassical

    Also used to refer to a bird.

Parallel reading

البلص والبلصوص: طائر
Al-Balas and Al-Balassous: a bird.
وقيل: طائر صغير
And it was said: a small bird.
ونه: البلنصى، على غير قياس
And its plural is Al-Balansa, which is irregular.
والصحيح أنه اسم للجمع
And the correct view is that it is a noun for the plural.
وربما سمي به النحيف الجسم
And sometimes it is named after the slender of body.
قال الجوهري: قال سيبويه: النون زائدة لأنك تقول الواحد البلصوص
Al-Jawhari said: Sibawayh said: The 'noon' is extra because you say the singular is Al-Balassous.
قال الخليل بن أحمد: قلت لأعرابي: ما اسم هذا الطائر؟ قال: البلصوص
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad said: I said to a Bedouin: What is the name of this bird? He said: Al-Balassous.
قال: قلت: ما جمعه؟ قال: البلنصى
He said: I said: What is its plural? He said: Al-Balansa.
قال: فقال الخليل أو قال قائل: كالبلصوص يتبع البلنصى
He said: Then Al-Khalil said, or someone said: Like Al-Balassous follows Al-Balansa.
التهذيب في الرباعي: البلنصاة بقلة ويقال طائر، والجمع البلنصى
Al-Tahdhib in the quadriliteral section: Al-Balansah is a herb, and it is also said to be a bird, and the plural is Al-Balansa.