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بلص

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily discusses a type of bird and a related verb form indicating flight or escape. It also touches upon linguistic analysis of the word's structure.

Derived headwords

البَلْصُوصnoun
  1. 1.
    birdclassical

    A type of bird. The plural form 'al-balanṣā' is mentioned as irregular.

البَلَنْصَىnoun
  1. 1.
    plural of birdclassical

    An irregular plural form of 'al-balṣūṣ', referring to birds.

بَلَأَصَverb
  1. 1.
    to fleeclassical

    To flee or escape from someone. This verb form uses a hamza in the root.

بَلْأَصَةnoun
  1. 1.
    flightclassical

    An act of fleeing or escaping.

Parallel reading

البلصوص: طائر
Al-balṣūṣ: a bird.
والجمع البلنصى على غير قياس
And the plural is al-balanṣā, which is irregular.
قال سيبويه: النون زائدة، لانك تقول للواحد البلصوص
Sībawayh said: the 'nūn' is an addition, because you say for the singular 'al-balṣūṣ'.
أبو زيد: بلأص الرجل مني بلأصة، بالهمز، أي فر
Abū Zayd: The man fled from me with a flight, using the hamza, meaning he escaped.