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البلتم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes someone who is slow-witted, heavy-tongued, and generally lacking in eloquence or quickness of thought. It can also refer to the collective group of people or a general populace.

Derived headwords

البَلْتَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Slow-witted personboth

    A person characterized by slowness of understanding and speech; someone who is dull or unintelligent.

  2. 2.
    Heavy-tongued personboth

    An individual who speaks with difficulty or lacks fluency, often due to a physical impediment or mental slowness.

البَلْتَمnoun
  1. 1.
    The populaceclassical

    The common people, the masses, or a general group of individuals.

البَلْتَمnoun
  1. 1.
    Nature/Dispositionclassical

    The inherent character or disposition of a person, often implying a coarse or unrefined nature.

Parallel reading

العَيِيُّ الثَّقِيلُ اللِّسَانِ
The one who is tongue-tied and heavy of tongue.
الخَلْقُ
The disposition or nature.
النَّاسُ
The people or populace.