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ب ل ك

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to be related to confusion, agitation, and possibly sounds. It also includes a place name derived from a person's name.

Derived headwords

بَلَكَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to confuseclassical

    To cause someone to be confused or bewildered.

بَلْكًاnoun
  1. 1.
    confusionclassical

    The state of being confused or bewildered.

لَبِكَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to confuseclassical

    To cause someone to be confused or bewildered, similar to 'balakahu'.

لَبْكًاnoun
  1. 1.
    confusionclassical

    The state of being confused or bewildered, similar to 'balkan'.

البَلْكُnoun
  1. 1.
    sounds of cheeksclassical

    The sounds made by the cheeks when moved by the fingers due to eagerness or excitement.

بالِكname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A village named Balik, associated with Abu Mu'ammar Ahmad bin Abd al-Wahid al-Balaki al-Faqih al-Harawi, likely in the vicinity of Herat.

Parallel reading

بلكه بلكا، أهمله الجوهري، وقال ابن الأعرابي: هو مثل لبكه لبكا
Balakahu balakan, it was neglected by Al-Jawhari, and Ibn Al-A'rabi said: it is like labakahu labakan.
والبلك، بضمتين: أصوات الأشداق إذا حركتها الأصابع من الولع.
And al-Balk, with two dammahs: the sounds of the cheeks when the fingers move them out of eagerness.
وقال أبو سعد بن السمعاني: بالك، كهاجر: قرية أبي معمر أحمد بن عبد الواحد البالكي الفقيه الهروي
And Abu Sa'd bin Al-Sam'ani said: Balik, like Hajir: a village of Abu Mu'ammar Ahmad bin Abd al-Wahid al-Balaki the scholar of Herat.
أظنها من قرى هراة ونواحيها.
I believe it is from the villages of Herat and its surroundings.
وقد جزم الصاغاني بذلك.
And Al-Sagani has confirmed that.