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بلنسية

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This entry pertains to place names, specifically cities in historical Islamic lands. It describes the geographical location and characteristics of these cities.

Derived headwords

بَلَنْسِيَةname
  1. 1.
    City in Eastern Al-Andalusclassical

    A city located in the eastern part of Al-Andalus, characterized by its rivers and gardens, where one sees only flowing water and hears only singing birds.

بَلْنِيَاسname
  1. 1.
    City on the coast of Homsclassical

    A beautiful city situated on the coasts of Homs.

Parallel reading

بَلَنْسِيَة، بفتح الباء واللام وكسر السين وفتح الياء المثناة التحتية مخففة: د شرقي الأندلس، محفوف بالأنهار والجنان، لا ترى إلا مياها تدفع، ولا تسمع إلا أطيارا تسجع.
Balansiyah, with fathah on the ba' and lam, kasrah on the sin, and light fathah on the ya': a city in eastern Al-Andalus, surrounded by rivers and gardens, where one sees only flowing water and hears only singing birds.
وبلنياس، كسرطراط: د حسنة بسواحل حمص
And Balniyas, like Sartrat: a beautiful city on the coasts of Homs.
محفوف بالأنهار والجنان
surrounded by rivers and gardens
لا ترى إلا مياها تدفع
one sees only flowing water
ولا تسمع إلا أطيارا تسجع
and hears only singing birds
د حسنة بسواحل حمص
a beautiful city on the coasts of Homs