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ب ل ع م

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the throat and the act of swallowing, extending to describe things that are large or consume excessively. It also refers to a specific location and a man known for his gluttony.

Derived headwords

البُلْعُومnoun
  1. 1.
    throatboth

    The passage for food and drink in the throat, which is the esophagus.

  2. 2.
    gulletclassical

    Used metaphorically to describe someone who is oppressive or wasteful with wealth and lives.

  3. 3.
    white patchclassical

    The white patch on the lip of a donkey, at the edge of its mouth.

  4. 4.
    channelclassical

    A channel or depression within the earth, found in arid plains.

كالبلعمnoun
  1. 1.
    throatclassical

    Synonymous with البلعوم (the throat).

البُلَعْمnoun
  1. 1.
    throatclassical

    Synonymous with البلعوم (the throat).

بُلَعْمnoun
  1. 1.
    gluttonous manclassical

    A man who is very greedy and swallows food excessively. The 'm' is considered extra by most scholars.

بلعمname
  1. 1.
    Balamclassical

    A place name in the regions of Rome.

Parallel reading

مجری الطعام والشراب في الحلق وهو المريء
The passage for food and drink in the throat, which is the esophagus.
لا يذهب أمر هذه الأمة إلا على رجل واسع السرم ضخم البلعوم
The affair of this nation will not pass except through a man with a wide anus and a large gullet.
يريد على رجل شديد عسوف أو مسرف في الأموال والدماء
He means a man who is severely oppressive or extravagant with wealth and lives.
فوصفه بسعة المدخل والمخرج
So he described him by the wideness of the entrance and the exit.
حفظت من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ما لو بثثته فيكم لقطع هذا البلعوم
I have preserved from the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, that which if I were to spread among you, it would sever this gullet.
البياض الذي في جحفلة الحمار في طرف الفم
The white patch on the lip of a donkey, at the edge of its mouth.
بيض البلاعيم أمثال الخواتيم
White patches like signet rings.
مسيل داخل في الأرض يكون في القف
A channel within the earth, found in arid plains.
الرجل الأكول الشديد البلع للطعام
The man who is a glutton and swallows food intensely.
والميم زائدة هذا هو الأكثر
And the 'm' is extra, this is the most common view.
واختار ابن عصفور أصالة الميم في البلعوم وقال: هو اسم لا صفة
And Ibn 'Asfur chose the originality of the 'm' in 'bul'um' and said: it is a noun, not an adjective.
وتعقبه أبو حيان
And Abu Hayyan refuted him.
د، بنواحي الروم
A place in the regions of Rome.
كان رجاء
He was a prophet.