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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe someone who is slow, dull, or heavy, both in intellect and physical bearing. It can also refer to the general populace or people.

Derived headwords

البَلْتَمُnoun
  1. 1.
    Slow-witted personclassical

    A person who is slow-witted, dull, and awkward in their constitution, with a heavy tongue and appearance.

  2. 2.
    Peopleclassical

    Refers to the general populace or a group of people.

بَلْتَمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Slow-wittedclassical

    Describing someone as slow-witted, dull, and heavy in both speech and appearance.

بَلْدَمٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Slow-wittedclassical

    An alternative form for describing someone as slow-witted, dull, and heavy in speech and appearance.

Parallel reading

أهمله الجوهري، وقال الأزهري: هو العيي البليد المضطرب الخلق الثقيل اللسان والمنظر، لغة في البلدم، بالدال.
Al-Jawhari neglected it, and Al-Azhari said: It is the one who is tongue-tied, dull, of disturbed constitution, heavy of tongue and appearance, a variant pronunciation of 'al-baldam', with a dal.
ما أدري أي البلتم هو؟
I do not know which of the people he is?