ب ل ه ق

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to concepts of foolishness, excessive talk, and perhaps a strong redness or intensity. It also touches upon cunning and deception.

Derived headwords

بَلْهَقٌname

1.
a nameclassical
A name, mentioned by Ibn Duraid.

البُلْهَقُnoun

1.
foolish, talkative womanclassical
A foolish woman who talks excessively.
2.
intense rednessclassical
Describing something of intense redness.

البَهْلَقُnoun

1.
intense rednessclassical
Describing something of intense redness, with the letters transposed from 'bulhaq'.

البُلْهَقُnoun

1.
without a sieveclassical
Referring to something that has no sieve or strainer.

بَلْهَقَةnoun

1.
foolishness, talkativenessclassical
Foolishness and excessive talk.
2.
deception, trickeryclassical
A form of deception or trickery in speech.
3.
cunning, shrewdnessclassical
A cunning or shrewd act or quality.

بُلْهَقَتُهُnoun

1.
his deceptionclassical
His deception or trickery, referring to what he says.

بُلْهَقَةnoun

1.
a calamityclassical
A calamity or a great misfortune.

Parallel reading

وقال ابن دريد: اسم ع.

And Ibn Duraid said: It is a name.

والبلهق بالكسر: المرأة الحمقاء الكثيرة الكلام

And 'al-bulhaq' (with kasra) is the foolish, talkative woman.

وقيل: هي الشديدة الحمرة، كالبهلق بتقديم الهاء على اللام

And it was said: She is intensely red, like 'al-bahlaq' (with ha' before lam).

سمعت الكلابي يقول البلهق، بالضم والكسر: التي لا صيور فيها.

I heard Al-Kilabi say 'al-bulhaq' (with damma and kasra): that which has no sieve in it.

لقينا فلانا فبلهق لنا في كلامه وعدته

We met so-and-so, and he was deceptive to us in his speech and his promise.

فيقول السامع: لا تغرنكم بلهقته فما عنده خير.

So the listener says: Let his deception not deceive you, for he has no good.

في كلامه بلهقة، وطرمذة، ولهوقة، أي: كبر

In his speech there is foolishness, and bombast, and boastfulness, meaning: arrogance.

البلهقة: الداهية.

Al-bulhaqa: the calamity.