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البلز

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to shortness, stoutness, or being substantial. It also encompasses the act of taking or seizing something and has specific geographical and proper noun associations.

Derived headwords

البَلَزُadjective
  1. 1.
    Shortboth

    Describing someone or something as being of short stature.

  2. 2.
    Stout/Large womanclassical

    Referring to a woman who is large or stout in build.

  3. 3.
    Light/Agileclassical

    Describing someone as being light or agile, possibly in movement.

ابتَلَزَهُverb
  1. 1.
    To seize/takeclassical

    To take or seize something from someone.

المُبَالَزَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    Seizing/Takingclassical

    The act or process of seizing or taking something.

بَلِيزَةُname
  1. 1.
    Proper nameclassical

    A proper name, specifically a title given to Abu al-Qasim Abdullah ibn Ahmad al-Isfahani.

طِينُ الإِبْلِيزِnoun
  1. 1.
    Egyptian clayclassical

    A specific type of clay originating from Egypt, considered to be of non-Arabic origin.

Parallel reading

البلز، بكسرتين: القصير، والمرأة الضخمة، أو الخفيفة.
Al-balaz, with two kasras: the short one, and the stout woman, or the agile one.
وابتَلَزَه منه: أخذه،
And 'ibtallazahu minhu': he took it from him.
وهي: المبالزة.
And it is: al-mubalazah.
وبليزة: لقب أبي القاسم عبد الله بن أحمد الأصبهاني،
And Balizah: a title of Abu al-Qasim Abdullah ibn Ahmad al-Isfahani.
وضبطه السمعاني بالمثناة فوق.
And Al-Sam'ani recorded it with the upper dot (indicating 'b').
وطين الإبليز، بالكسر: طين مصر، أعجمية.
And 'tin al-ibliz', with a kasra: the clay of Egypt, it is non-Arabic.