بلد

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns places, specifically land, regions, towns, and cities. It also extends to the concept of being settled or residing in a place, and by extension, to being slow or dull-witted.

Derived headwords

بَلَدnoun

1.
placeboth
A specific location or area of land.
2.
countryboth
A region or territory, often with defined borders.

بُلَيْدnoun

1.
village (diminutive)classical
A small settlement, specifically mentioned as a village belonging to the family of Ali.

بُلَيْدَةnoun

1.
villageboth
A small settlement, mentioned as being in the regions of Al-Andalus and also in Egypt.

بَلْدَةnoun

1.
townboth
A significant settlement, larger than a village but smaller than a city. Specifically mentioned as a town on the coast of the Levant.

Parallel reading

وبلد: اسم موضع

And 'balad': a noun for a place.

إذا ما انجلت عنه غداة صبابة رأى وهو في بلد خرانق منشد

When the morning of longing cleared from him, he saw himself in a desolate place, reciting.

وفي الحديث ذكر (بليد) ، بصيغة التصغير: قرية لآل علي، بواد قريب من ينبع

And in the Hadith, there is mention of (bulayd), in the diminutive form: a village belonging to the family of Ali, in a valley near Yanbu'.

وفي معجم البكري: أنها لآل سعيد بن عنبسة بن سعيد بن العاص

And in Al-Bakri's dictionary: it belongs to the family of Sa'id ibn 'Anbasah ibn Sa'id ibn Al-'As.

وبليدة قرية من نواحي الأندلسي

And Bulaydah is a village from the regions of Al-Andalus.

وقرية بمصر

And a village in Egypt.

وبلدة مدينة بساحل بحر الشام قريب من جبلة

And Balda is a city on the coast of the Levant, near Jableh.

من فتوح عبادة بن الصامت، ثم خربت فأنشأ معاوية جبلة

From the conquests of 'Ubadah ibn Al-Samit, then it was ruined, so Mu'awiyah founded Jableh.