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البلتع

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes someone who is skilled, eloquent, or outwardly sophisticated, sometimes to the point of being pretentious or having a twisted tongue. It also encompasses the act of speaking fluently or excessively.

Derived headwords

البَلْتَعadjective
  1. 1.
    Skilled, adeptboth

    Describes someone who is highly skilled and proficient in all matters.

بَلْتَعadjective
  1. 1.
    Eloquent, talkativeclassical

    Refers to a woman who is eloquent and talks a lot.

البَلْتَعَانِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Pretentious, showyclassical

    Describes someone who appears sophisticated and refined but lacks substance or means.

المُتَبَلْتِعadjective
  1. 1.
    Pretentious, showyclassical

    Similar to 'البلتعاني', this describes someone who feigns sophistication or refinement without possessing it.

البَلْتَعِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Eloquent, fluentboth

    Describes someone who is eloquent and articulate in their speech.

تَبَلْتَعَverb
  1. 1.
    To speak fluentlyboth

    Refers to the act of speaking fluently and articulately, sometimes with a hint of being overly sharp or even offensive.

  2. 2.
    To have a twisted tongueclassical

    Can also refer to having a tongue that is twisted or impaired in speech.

Parallel reading

الحاذق بكل شيء
Skilled in all things.
السليطة المكثارة
The eloquent and talkative one (female).
المتظرف المتكيس وليس عنده شيء
The one who appears refined and sophisticated but has nothing.
كالمتبلتع
Like one who is pretentious.
اللسن الفصيح
The eloquent and articulate one.
التفتح بالكلام
The fluency or opening up with speech.
كأنه يقذع فيه
As if he is being sharp or offensive in it.
أو الذي التوى لسانه
Or one whose tongue is twisted.
حاطب بن أبي بلتعة
Hattab bin Abi Balta'ah.