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البلنط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root refers to a type of stone or mineral, specifically a substance resembling marble but softer and more brittle. It is a descriptive term for a particular geological material.

Derived headwords

البِلِنطnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of stoneclassical

    A substance similar to marble, but characterized by its fragility and softness.

البِلِنطِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    made of بلنطclassical

    Pertaining to or made from the substance known as بلنط.

Parallel reading

البِلِنط، كجعفر: شيء كالرخام، إلا أنه دونه في الهشاشة واللين.
Al-bilant, like Ja'far: a thing like marble, except that it is inferior to it in brittleness and softness.