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بلتم

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to be a variant or related to the root بلدم, both referring to heaviness, slowness, and dullness in appearance or intellect.

Derived headwords

البلندمnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy-lookingclassical

    A person who appears heavy, slow, or dull in their demeanor.

البلدمnoun
  1. 1.
    heavy-lookingclassical

    A person who appears heavy, slow, or dull in their demeanor.

البلدامةnoun
  1. 1.
    heaviness/dullnessclassical

    The quality or state of being heavy, slow, or dull in appearance or intellect.

البلتمnoun
  1. 1.
    heaviness/dullnessclassical

    A variant pronunciation or term for heaviness, slowness, or dullness in appearance or intellect.

Parallel reading

البلندم والبلدم والبلدامة الثقيل المنظر البليد
Al-bulandam, al-buldam, and al-buldamah are the heavy-looking, dull person.
والبلتم لغة في ذلك أرى
And al-biltam is, I think, a variant pronunciation for that.