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بلعث

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root describes a state of being thick, flabby, and loose, particularly in reference to a person's physique. It can denote a woman who is stout and relaxed in her build.

Derived headwords

البَلْعَثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Flabbinessclassical

    A state of being loose and flabby, especially when combined with thickness and fatness of the body.

بَلْعَثَةadjective
  1. 1.
    Thick and flabby womanclassical

    A woman who is stout, thick, and relaxed in her build.

بَلْعَثadjective
  1. 1.
    Thick and flabby manclassical

    A man who is stout, thick, and relaxed in his build.

Parallel reading

هي (الرخاوة في غلظ جهسم وسمن، و) امرأة بلعثة، وهي: (الغليظة المسترخية، وهو بلعث)
It is (flabbiness in thickness of body and fatness), and a woman 'bal'athah', which means: (the stout, relaxed one, and he is 'bal'ath').