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البلدم

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of heaviness, slowness, and dullness, often applied to physical appearance, disposition, or even the quality of a sword. It can also denote parts of the throat or chest and the emotion of fear.

Derived headwords

البَلْدَمnoun
  1. 1.
    upper chest/throatclassical

    The upper part of the chest, or the throat, and what is connected to it of the esophagus.

  2. 2.
    throbbing throatclassical

    That which throbs in the throat of a horse.

بَلْدَمverb
  1. 1.
    to fearclassical

    He feared.

بَلِيدadjective
  1. 1.
    dullboth

    Dull, heavy in appearance, and awkward in build.

  2. 2.
    slow-wittedboth

    Slow-witted or unintelligent.

البَلَنْدَمnoun
  1. 1.
    awkward buildclassical

    Awkward in build or constitution.

البَلْدَامnoun
  1. 1.
    awkward buildclassical

    Awkward in build or constitution.

البَلْدَامَةnoun
  1. 1.
    awkward buildclassical

    Awkward in build or constitution.

السيف الكُهَامnoun
  1. 1.
    dull swordclassical

    A dull or blunt sword.

Parallel reading

مقدم الصدر
The upper part of the chest
أو الحلقوم وما اتصل به من المريء
Or the throat and what is connected to it of the esophagus
أو ما اضطرب من حلقوم الفرس
Or that which throbs in the throat of the horse
والبليد الثقيل المنظر المضطرب الخلق
And the dull one, heavy in appearance and awkward in build
كالبلندم
Like the awkward in build
والبلدام
And the awkward in build
وال بلدامة، بكسرهما
And the awkward in build, with their kasra
والسيف الكهام
And the dull sword
وبلدم: خاف
And 'baladama': he feared