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بلسم

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to states of silence, often associated with fear or aversion. It also encompasses terms for specific substances like resin or pitch, and a medical condition.

Derived headwords

بَلْسَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be silentboth

    To cease speaking, often due to fear or apprehension.

  2. 2.
    to dislikeclassical

    To feel aversion towards something, particularly one's own face or appearance.

تَبَلْسَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be silent out of fearclassical

    To become silent due to sudden fear or fright.

البَلْسَامnoun
  1. 1.
    resinclassical

    A fragrant resin, often used in perfumes or medicines.

البُرْسَامnoun
  1. 1.
    pericarditisclassical

    A medical condition, specifically inflammation of the pericardium.

البِلْنَسِمnoun
  1. 1.
    pitchclassical

    A dark, viscous substance, similar to tar or bitumen.

Parallel reading

سكت عن فزع
He was silent out of fear.
كره وجهه
He disliked his face.
كتبلسم
He became silent out of fear.
والبلسام، بالكسر: البرسام
And al-balsam, with a kasra, is al-barsam.
والبلنسم، كسمندل: القطران
And al-bilnasam, like samandal, is pitch.