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ب ل ق ط

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to descriptions of physical characteristics, specifically shortness, and also potentially to a type of bird. However, the entry is marked as uncertain and lacking strong attestation.

Derived headwords

البَلْقُوطnoun
  1. 1.
    Short personclassical

    A person who is short in stature. This meaning is presented with doubt.

  2. 2.
    A type of birdclassical

    A bird, the identity of which is uncertain. This meaning is also presented with doubt.

كالبلَقْطnoun
  1. 1.
    Shortnessclassical

    The state or quality of being short, referring to stature. This is presented as a variant or related form to البلقوط.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن دريد: هو القصير
And Ibn Duraid said: It is the short one.
وقال: وليس بثبت
He said: And it is not firmly established.
كالبلقط بضمهما
Like al-balqaṭ, with both of them having dammah.
وقال أيضا: البلقوط، زعموا: طائر
And he also said: Al-balqūṭ, they claim: a bird.
وليس بثبت
And it is not firmly established.
وهو البعقوط
And it is al-baʿqūṭ.