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بلكث

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root entry primarily discusses proper names and geographical locations. It includes a personal name, a place name, and a significant mountain or elevated landform.

Derived headwords

بَلْكُوثname
  1. 1.
    a man's nameclassical

    A proper name of a man, identified as Balkuth bin Tarif.

بَلَاكِثname
  1. 1.
    a place nameclassical

    A place name, possibly a location in the Levant, mentioned in a poetic verse.

بَلْكِثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a large mountainclassical

    Refers to a large mountain or a significant elevated landform.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري، وضمه بناء على أنه ليس عندهم فعلول، بالفتح، غير صعفوق
Al-Jawhari neglected it, and he included it based on the fact that they do not have the pattern 'fa'alul' (with fatḥa), except for 'ṣa'fūq'.
وهو اسم (رجل) وهو: بلكوث بن طريف
And it is the name of (a man), and he is: Balkuth bin Tarif.
وإياه عنى الأخطل بقوله: سرين لبلكوث ثلاثا عواملا
And Al-Akhtal meant him in his saying: 'Balkuth spent three months pregnant.'
ويومين لا يطعمن إلا الشكائما
'And two days they did not feed except the ailing.'
قال بعض القرشيين هو أبو بكر بن عبد الرحمان بن المسور بن مخرمة
Some of the Quraysh said he is Abu Bakr bin Abd al-Rahman bin Al-Musawwir bin Makhramah.
كان متوجها إلى الشام، فلما كان ببعض الطريق تذكر زوجته، وكان مشغوفا بها، فكر راجعا
He was heading to Sham. When he was partway on the road, he remembered his wife, and he was infatuated with her, so he turned back.
بينما نحن بالبلاكث فالقا ع سراعا والعيس تهوى هويا
While we were at Al-Balakth, setting down our burdens swiftly, and the camels were moving with great speed.
خطرت خطرة على القلب من ذك راك وهنا فما استطعت مضيا
A thought crossed my heart of remembering you, and I became weak, and I could not proceed.
قلت لبيك إذ دعاني لك الشو ق وللحاديين حثا المطيا
I said, 'Here I am,' when longing for you called me, and the two drivers urged the mounts forward.
نقلته من الحماسة لأبي تمام
I نقلته (I have transmitted it) from Al-Ḥamāsah by Abu Tammam.
وبلكثة: قارة عظيمة
And Balkathah: a great mountain.