See also: بلغ, تلغ, and ب ل غ

Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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From the root ب ل ع (b-l-ʕ), from Proto-Semitic *balVʕ-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *balVʕ-. Cognate with Hebrew בָּלַע (bālaʿ, swallow, engulf), Aramaic בְּלַע (to swallow), and Amharic በላ (bäla, to eat).

Verb

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بَلَعَ or بَلِعَ (balaʕa or baliʕa) I (non-past يَبْلَعُ (yablaʕu), verbal noun بَلْع (balʕ))

  1. to swallow
Conjugation
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Descendants
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  • Gulf Arabic: بلع (bilaʕ)
  • Maltese: bela’
  • Moroccan Arabic: بلع (blaʕ)

Etymology 1.2

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Causative of بَلَعَ (balaʕa, to swallow).

Verb

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بَلَّعَ (ballaʕa) II (non-past يُبَلِّعُ (yuballiʕu), verbal noun تَبْلِيع (tablīʕ))

  1. to make or cause to swallow
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Etymology 1.3

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Noun

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بَلْع (balʕm

  1. verbal noun of بَلَعَ (balaʕa) (form I)
  2. verbal noun of بَلِعَ (baliʕa) (form I)
  3. swallowing, gulp
Declension
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Descendants
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Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic بَلَعَ (balaʕa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /blaʕ/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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بلع (blaʕ) I (non-past يبلع (yiblaʕ))

  1. (transitive) to swallow
    Synonym: سرط (sraṭ)
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Etymology 2

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From Arabic بَلَّعَ (ballaʕa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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بلع (ballaʕ) II (non-past يبلع (yballaʕ))

  1. (transitive) to close
    Synonyms: غلق (ḡlaq), سد (sadd)
    بلع الباب.ballaʕ el-bābClose the door.
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    Conjugation of بلع
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m بلّعت (ballaʕt) بلّعتي (ballaʕti) بلّع (ballaʕ) بلّعنا (ballaʕna) بلّعتوا (ballaʕtu) بلّعوا (ballʕu)
f بلّعت (ballʕāt)
non-past m نبلّع (nballaʕ) تبلّع (tballaʕ) يبلّع (yballaʕ) نبلّعوا (nballʕu) تبلّعوا (tballʕu) يبلّعوا (yballʕu)
f تبلّعي (tballʕi) تبلّع (tballaʕ)
imperative m بلّع (ballaʕ) بلّعوا (ballʕu)
f بلّعي (ballʕi)

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic بَلْع (balʕ).

Noun

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بلع (bal')

  1. swallowing, gulp

Derived terms

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Verb

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بلع (bal')

  1. present stem form of بلعیدن (bal'idan)