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البلق

Root entry · 23 derived lemmas

The root البلق (al-balaq) primarily relates to the concept of having patches of white and black, or distinct colors. This extends to descriptions of animals, objects, and even abstract concepts like clarity or impossibility. It also encompasses meanings related to speed, opening, and physical actions.

Derived headwords

البلقnoun
  1. 1.
    White and black patchesboth

    A description of something having patches of white and black, or distinct colors.

  2. 2.
    White markings on legsclassical

    White markings on the legs of an animal, extending up to the thighs.

  3. 3.
    Tentclassical

    A large tent or pavilion.

  4. 4.
    Mild foolishnessclassical

    A type of foolishness that is not severe.

  5. 5.
    Marbleclassical

    A type of stone, specifically marble.

  6. 6.
    Doorclassical

    A door.

  7. 7.
    Luminous stonesclassical

    Stones from Yemen that glow like glass, illuminating what is behind them.

البلقةnoun
  1. 1.
    White and black patchesboth

    Similar to البلق, referring to patches of white and black.

أبلقadjective
  1. 1.
    Piebald, spottedboth

    Describing something that is piebald or has patches of white and black.

  2. 2.
    Impossibleclassical

    Used in the idiom 'طلب الأبلق العقوق' to mean something impossible.

  3. 3.
    Morningclassical

    Referred to as 'الأبلق العقوق', meaning the morning which breaks open.

بلقاءnoun
  1. 1.
    A place in Syria

    A place name in Syria.

  2. 2.
    A water source

    A water source belonging to the tribe of Banu Abi Bakr.

  3. 3.
    A mare

    The name of a mare belonging to Al-Ahwas bin Ja'far.

  4. 4.
    Another mare

    The name of another mare belonging to 'Ayzara.

بليقnoun
  1. 1.
    A swift horseclassical

    A swift racehorse, even if it had a defect.

  2. 2.
    Waterclassical

    A type of water.

الأبلق الفردname
  1. 1.
    A fortress

    A fortress belonging to Al-Samaw'al bin 'Adiya, built by his father or Solomon.

البلوقةnoun
  1. 1.
    Desertclassical

    A large, open desert.

  2. 2.
    Level, soft groundclassical

    Level and soft ground.

  3. 3.
    Barren spotclassical

    A spot of land that only grows Rikhama, or a spot that grows nothing at all.

البلوقnoun
  1. 1.
    Barren spotclassical

    A spot of land that grows nothing.

البلاليقnoun
  1. 1.
    A place near the seaclassical

    A place near the sea in the Bahrain region, said to be inhabited by jinn.

بلقverb
  1. 1.
    To be bewilderedboth

    To be confused or bewildered.

بلوقاnoun
  1. 1.
    Speedclassical

    The act of moving quickly.

بلقverb
  1. 1.
    To sweep away stonesclassical

    Used for a flood that sweeps away stones.

  2. 2.
    To open fullyboth

    To open a door completely or with great force.

  3. 3.
    To deflowerclassical

    To deflower a virgin girl.

أبلقهverb
  1. 1.
    To open fullyboth

    To open a door completely or with great force.

انبلقverb
  1. 1.
    To openboth

    To be opened, especially a door.

بالقانname
  1. 1.
    A village in Merv

    A village located in Merv.

بيلقانname
  1. 1.
    A place near Darband

    A place name near Darband.

أبلق الفحلverb
  1. 1.
    To sire a piebald offspringclassical

    When a stallion sires offspring with white and black patches.

التبليقnoun
  1. 1.
    Repairing a wellclassical

    The act of repairing an easy-to-access well using cedar planks.

مبلقةadjective
  1. 1.
    Repairedclassical

    Describing a well that has been repaired.

أبلق الفرسverb
  1. 1.
    To become piebaldboth

    When a horse becomes piebald or spotted.

إبلقاقاnoun
  1. 1.
    Becoming piebaldclassical

    The state or process of a horse becoming piebald.

إبلاقnoun
  1. 1.
    Becoming piebaldclassical

    The state or process of a horse becoming piebald.

انبلق الطريقverb
  1. 1.
    To become clearclassical

    When a road becomes clear or distinct from its surroundings.

Parallel reading

سوَداد وبياض، كالبلقة، بالضم، وارتفاع التحجيل إلى الفخذين.
Blackness and whiteness, like al-balqa (with damma), and the extension of white markings on the legs up to the thighs.
وقد بلق، كفرح وكرم، بلقا، وابلق، فهو أبلق، وهي بلقاء، و=: الفسطاط، والحمق الغير الشديد، والرخام، والباب، وحجارة باليمن تضيء ما وراءها كالزجاج.
And he became piebald, like 'faraha' and 'karuma', with a 'balqa', and became piebald, so he is piebald, and she is piebald, and it means: the large tent, mild foolishness, marble, the door, and stones from Yemen that illuminate what is behind them like glass.
و"طلب الأبلق العقوق"، أي: ما لا يمكن، لأن الأبلق: الذكر، والعقوق: الحامل، أو الأبلق العقوق: الصبح، لأنه ينشق، من عقه: شقه.
And 'seeking the piebald the disobedient', meaning: what is impossible, because al-ablag is the male, and al-'uquq is the pregnant one, or al-ablag al-'uquq is the morning, because it splits, from 'aqqa: to split it.
وكزبير: ماء، وفرس سباق ومع ذلك كان يعاب، فقالوا: "يجري بليق ويذم بليق": يضرب في المحسن يذم.
And like 'zubayr': water, and a racehorse, and despite that it was criticized, so they said: 'it runs well and is criticized well': used for someone good who is criticized.
والأبلق الفرد: حصن للسموأل بن عاديا، بناه أبوه، أو سليمان، عليه السلام، بأرض تيماء، وقصدته الزباء، فعجزت عنه وعن مارد، فقالت: "تمرد مارد وعز الأبلق".
And Al-Ablaq Al-Fard: a fortress for Al-Samaw'al bin 'Adiya, built by his father, or Solomon, peace be upon him, in the land of Tayma', and Al-Zabba' intended it, but was unable to overcome it and Marid, so she said: 'Marid rebelled and Al-Ablaq became mighty'.
وبلقاء: د بالشام، وماء لبني أبي بكر، وفرس للأحوص بن جعفر، وأخرى لعيزارة.
And Bilqa': a village in Syria, and a water source for Banu Abi Bakr, and a mare for Al-Ahwas bin Ja'far, and another for 'Ayzara.
والبلوقة، كعجورة ويضم: المفازة، والأرض المستوية اللينة، أو التي لا تنبت إلا الرخامى، أو البقعة لا تنبت البتة، كالبلوق، كتنور، ج: بلاليق، وع بناحية البحرين فوق كاظمة، يزعمون أنه من مساكن الجن، وجمعها عمارة بن طارق، فقال: فوردت من أيمن البلالق.
And Al-Baluqa, like 'ajura and with damma: the desert, the level soft ground, or that which only grows Rikhama, or a spot that grows nothing at all, like Al-Buluq, like 'tanur', pl: Balaliq, and a place in the region of Bahrain above Kazima, they claim it is from the dwellings of jinn, and 'Imara bin Tarik gathered them, so he said: 'So I arrived from the right of Al-Balaliq'.
وبلق، كفرح: تحير.
And 'balqa', like 'faraha': to be bewildered.
وكنصر بلوقا: أسرع، و السيل الأحجار: جحفها، و الباب: فتحه كله، أو فتحا شديدا، كأبلقه فانبلق، وأغلقه، ضد، و الجارية: افتضها.
And like 'nasara' 'baluqa': to move quickly, and the flood swept away the stones, and the door: to open it completely, or with great force, like 'ablaqahu fa-nbaliqa', and to close it, the opposite, and the virgin girl: to deflower her.
وبالقان، بكسر اللام: ة بمرو.
And Balqan, with kasra on the lam: a village in Merv.
وبيلقان، بفتحها: د قرب ms1185 دربند.
And Baylaqan, with fatha on it: a village near Darband.
وأبلق الفحل: ولد بلقا.
And the stallion 'ablaqa': sired a piebald offspring.
والتبليق: إصلاح البئر السهلة بتوابيت من ساج.
And Al-Tabliq: repairing an easy-to-access well with cedar planks.
وركية مبلقة: مصلحة.
And a repaired well: it has been fixed.
وابلق الفرس إبلقاقا، وابلاق: صار أبلق.
And the horse 'ablaqa' 'iblaqaqan', and 'iblaq': became piebald.
ابلنقق الطريق: وضح من غيره.
And the road 'inballaqa': became clear from its surroundings.