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بلسن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily refers to a type of lentil or a similar seed. It also includes a derived term for a plant, though its connection to the primary meaning is through a shared name.

Derived headwords

اَلْبَلَسَنُnoun
  1. 1.
    lentilsclassical

    Lentils, specifically a type of lentil originating from Yemen.

  2. 2.
    other seedclassical

    Another type of seed that resembles lentils.

بِلْسِنَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    lentil seedclassical

    A single seed of the lentil or similar seed described by 'blsn'. The text notes that 'blsn' would have been a more fitting singular form.

اَلْبِلْسَانُnoun
  1. 1.
    plant nameclassical

    A plant name, mentioned previously, whose 'n' is considered an extra letter, implying it's derived from a different root or has a different etymology.

Parallel reading

البلسن، بالضم: العدس
Al-blsn, with dammah: lentils.
يمانية
Yemeni.
قيل: حب آخر يشبهه
It is said: another seed resembling it.
حب كالعدس وليس به
A seed like lentils but not them.
الواحدة بلسنة
The singular is 'blsnah'.
والبلسان، محركة مر ذكره
And 'al-blsn', with harakah, its mention has passed.
لأن نونه زائدة
Because its 'n' is superfluous.