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بلنس
Root entry · 2 derived lemmasThis root appears to be primarily related to place names, specifically cities in historical Islamic regions. The entries describe geographical locations and their characteristics.
Derived headwords
بَلَنْسِيَةname
- 1.Valenciaclassical
A city in eastern Al-Andalus, surrounded by rivers and gardens, to the extent that one sees only flowing water and hears only singing birds.
بَلْنِيَاسname
- 1.Balaniasclassical
A beautiful city located on the coasts of Homs. The original text states 'حسن' (masculine) but the correct reading is 'حسنة' (feminine) referring to the city.
Parallel reading
بَلَنْسِيَة، أهمله الجمهور، وهي بفتح الباء واللام، وكسر السين، وفتح الياء المثناة التحتية مخففة والعامة تضم الموحدة: د، شرقي الأندلس محفوف بالأنهار والجنان بحيث لا ترى إلا مياها تدفع ولا تتسمع إلا أطيارا تسجع.
Valencia, neglected by the public, is with a fatha on the ba and lam, a kasra on the sin, and a fatha on the light ya, and the common people pronounce it with a damma on the unified letter: a city in eastern Al-Andalus, surrounded by rivers and gardens, to the extent that one sees only flowing water and hears only singing birds.
وبلنياس، كسرطراط: د، حسنة هكذا في النسخ، وصوابه حسن بسواحل حمص.
And Balanias, like 'tartat': a city, beautiful, thus in the manuscripts, and its correction is 'hasan' (good/beautiful) on the coasts of Homs.