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بلج

Root entry · 19 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concepts of light, brightness, and clarity, often associated with the dawn. It also extends to meanings of joy, openness, and a clear, pleasant countenance. Some derived terms refer to specific places or objects.

Derived headwords

بَلَجَverb
  1. 1.
    dawned, shoneboth

    The morning became bright and radiant.

  2. 2.
    openedclassical

    To open, as in a door or a path.

  3. 3.
    rejoicedclassical

    To be happy or joyful.

انْبَلَجَverb
  1. 1.
    dawned, became clearboth

    The morning light appeared and spread, signifying clarity and brightness.

تَبَلَّجَverb
  1. 1.
    dawned, shone brightlyclassical

    To become luminous and radiant, particularly used for the dawn.

أَبْلَجَverb
  1. 1.
    made clear, illuminatedclassical

    To cause something to be clear, bright, or evident.

  2. 2.
    made joyfulclassical

    To bring happiness or joy to someone.

ابْتِلَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    clarity, brightnessclassical

    The state of being clear, luminous, and evident.

ابْلِيجَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    clarity, distinctnessclassical

    The quality of being clear, distinct, and easily discernible.

بَلْجَةnoun
  1. 1.
    light, brightnessboth

    The illumination or radiance, especially of the dawn.

  2. 2.
    clear space between eyebrowsclassical

    The pure, unwrinkled space between the eyebrows.

أَبْلَجadjective
  1. 1.
    bright, luminousboth

    Characterized by light and radiance; clear.

  2. 2.
    joyful, cheerfulboth

    Having a happy, open, and pleasant disposition.

  3. 3.
    clear-facedclassical

    Possessing a bright and open facial expression.

بَلِجadjective
  1. 1.
    joyful, happyclassical

    Experiencing happiness or delight.

بَلَجnoun
  1. 1.
    joy, happinessclassical

    A state of gladness or cheerfulness.

بَلَجname
  1. 1.
    idol, nameclassical

    A name of an idol or a proper name.

بَلَجnoun
  1. 1.
    openingclassical

    An act of opening or a place that is open.

بَلَجadjective
  1. 1.
    openclassical

    Describing something that is open or clear.

بَلَجnoun
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A location in Basra.

أَبْلُوجnoun
  1. 1.
    intoxicationclassical

    A state of being drunk or inebriated.

بَلِيجnoun
  1. 1.
    ship's plankclassical

    A plank or board used in the construction of a ship.

بَلَجَانnoun
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly a city or region, in Basra and Merv.

بَلَاجname
  1. 1.
    a nameclassical

    A proper name.

البَلَجnoun
  1. 1.
    parting of hairclassical

    The clean, distinct partings in the hair, especially at the temples.

Parallel reading

بلج الصبح: أضاء وأشرق
The morning dawned: it lit up and shone.
كانبلج
It was like the dawn.
وكل متضح: أبلج
And everything clear is 'ablaj'.
والابليجاج: الوضوح
And 'iblījāj' means clarity.
والبلجة، (بالضم) : الضوء، ويفتح، ونقاوة ما بين الحاجبين
And 'baljah' (with dammah) is the light, and (with fatha) the purity of the space between the eyebrows.
وهو أبلج، بين البلج
And he is 'ablaj', with clear partings in his hair.
بلج، كخجل: فرح
'Balaja', like 'khalaja', means to be happy.
وكضرب: فتح
And like 'daraba', it means to open.
وأبلجه: أوضحه، وفرحه
And 'ablajahu' means to make it clear, and to make him happy.
ورجل بلج: طلق الوجه
And a 'balj' man is one with a cheerful countenance.
وحمام بلج: بالبصرة
And 'Balaj' is a place name in Basra.
وأبلوج، بالضم: السكر
And 'ablūj' (with dammah) means intoxication.
وبليج السفينة، كسكين، معربان
And 'balīj' of a ship, like 'sakīn', are two Persian loanwords.
وبلجان، كسحبان: ع بالبصرة، وة بمرو
And 'Balajān', like 'Saḥbān', is a city in Basra, and a place in Merv.
والبلج، بضمتين: النقيو مواضع القسمات من الشعر
And 'al-balaj' (with two dammas) means the clean places of the hair partings.