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بلص
Root entry · 4 derived lemmasThis 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.birdclassical
A type of bird. The plural form 'al-balanṣā' is mentioned as irregular.
البَلَنْصَىnoun
- 1.plural of birdclassical
An irregular plural form of 'al-balṣūṣ', referring to birds.
بَلَأَصَverb
- 1.to fleeclassical
To flee or escape from someone. This verb form uses a hamza in the root.
بَلْأَصَةnoun
- 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.