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بلكه

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to sounds produced by the mouth, specifically the smacking or smacking sounds of the cheeks when agitated or moved by fingers. It also includes a proper noun for a specific village.

Derived headwords

لبكهverb
  1. 1.
    to confuse, to perplexboth

    To cause someone to be confused or bewildered, to throw into disarray.

البلكnoun
  1. 1.
    smacking sounds of cheeksclassical

    The sounds made by the cheeks when they are moved by fingers, often due to agitation or excessive talking.

بالكname
  1. 1.
    village nameclassical

    A village named Balik, associated with the scholar Abu Mu'ammar al-Faqih.

Parallel reading

والبلك، بضمتين: أصوات الأشداق إذا حركتها الأصابع من الولع.
And al-balak (with two dammahs) refers to the sounds of the cheeks when fingers move them out of eagerness.
وبالك، كهاجر: قرية أبي معمر الفقيه.
And Balik, like Hajar, is the village of Abu Mu'ammar the jurist.