بلق

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of distinct patches of black and white, often seen in animals like horses. It extends to descriptions of open spaces, fortifications, and the act of opening or revealing something.

Derived headwords

البَلَقnoun

1.
black and white (mixture)both
black and white (mixture)

البَلْقَةnoun

1.
black and white (mixture)both
black and white (mixture)

أَبْلَقadjective

1.
a horse with black and white markingsboth
a horse with black and white markings

بَلْقَاءadjective

1.
a mare with black and white markingsboth
a mare with black and white markings

اِبْلِقَاقnoun

1.
piebaldnessclassical
The state or condition of being piebald, having patches of black and white.

بَلِيقname

1.
Balyqclassical
The name of a horse mentioned in a proverb, known for its speed.

الأَبْلَقname

1.
Al-Ablaqaclassical
The name of a fortress belonging to the poet Samaw'al bin 'Adiya in the land of Tayma.

البَلَقnoun

1.
black and white (mixture)both
black and white (mixture)

البَلْقَاءname

1.
a city in Syriaboth
a city in Syria

بَلَغَverb

1.
he reached it (the place)both
he reached it (the place)
2.
he reached maturity (the boy)both
he reached maturity (the boy)
3.
he became eloquentboth
he became eloquent
4.
meaning 'connected'both
meaning 'connected'

أَبْلَغَverb

1.
he opened it completelyboth
he opened it completely

اِنْبَلَقَverb

1.
it opened completelyboth
it opened completely

البَلَالِيقnoun

1.
desertsclassical
Vast, barren, and desolate desert lands.

بَلْوَقَةnoun

1.
desertclassical
A single instance of a desolate desert or barren wasteland.

Parallel reading

سواد وبياض

blackness and whiteness

وكذلك البلقة بالضم

and likewise the balqa (with dammah).

وفرس أبلق وفرس بلقاء

And a piebald horse and a piebald mare.

وقد ابلق ابلقاقا

And it became piebald, a piebaldness.

يجرى بليق ويذم

He runs like Balyq and is criticized.

وهو اسم فرس كان يسبق الخيل وهو مع ذلك يعاب

And it is the name of a horse that used to outrun the horses, yet it was criticized.

والأبلق: اسم حصن للسموأل بن عادياء بأرض تيماء

And Al-Ablaqa: the name of a fortress belonging to Samaw'al bin 'Adiya in the land of Tayma.

تمرد مارد وعز الأبلق

The rebel rebelled and Al-Ablaqa became inaccessible.

وهما حصنان قصدتهما زباء ملكة الجزيرة فلما لم تقدر عليهما قالت ذلك

And they are two fortresses that Zubaa, the queen of the Jazira, intended to conquer, and when she could not overcome them, she said that.

والبلق: الفسطاط

And Al-Balq: the pavilion.

فليأت وسط قبابه بلقى

So let him come to the middle of his tents with a pavilion.

وليأت وسط خميسه رجلى

And let him come to the middle of his army with a footman.

والبلقاء: مدينة بالشأم

And Al-Balqa: a city in Sham.

بلقت الباب وأبلقته، إذا فتحته كله، فانبلق

You opened the door and made it fully open, when you opened it all, it became fully open.

والحصن منثلم والباب منبلق

And the fortress is breached and the door is fully open.

والبلاليق: الموامي، الواحدة بلوقة، وهي المفازة

And Al-Balaliq: the deserts, the singular is Baluqa, which is the wasteland.