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بلخع

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to refer to a place name, specifically a region or city in Yemen. Its etymology is debated, with one proposed derivation suggesting a connection to the verb 'yalḵaʿu'.

Derived headwords

بَلْخَعname
  1. 1.
    Balḵaʿclassical

    A place name, identified as a region or city in Yemen.

يَلْخَعُverb
  1. 1.
    to be or becomeclassical

    A verb form that is suggested as a possible etymological origin for the place name Balḵaʿ.

Parallel reading

بَلْخَع، كَجَعْفَرٍ
Balḵaʿ, like Jaʿfar.
ع باليمن
is in Yemen.
أو هو يَلْخَعُ كَيَمْنَعُ
Or it is yalḵaʿu, like yamnaʿu.
والصواب الأول
And the first is correct.