بالغ

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ب ل غ‎ (b-l-ḡ); compare بَلَغَ‎ (balaḡa, “to reach, to arrive, to come to, to amount to”).

Verb

بَالَغَ • (bālaḡa) III, non-past يُبَالِغُ‎‎ (yubāliḡu)

1. to exaggerate, to overdo (with فِي‎ (fī))
2. to do one’s utmost, to go to the greatest lengths

Conjugation

Conjugation of

بَالَغَ

(form-III sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						مُبَالَغَة‎ mubālaḡa
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُبَالِغ‎ mubāliḡ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُبَالَغ‎ mubālaḡ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بَالَغْتُ‎ bālaḡtu	بَالَغْتَ‎ bālaḡta	بَالَغَ bālaḡa		بَالَغْتُمَا‎ bālaḡtumā	بَالَغَا‎ bālaḡā		بَالَغْنَا‎ bālaḡnā	بَالَغْتُمْ‎ bālaḡtum	بَالَغُوا‎ bālaḡū
	f		بَالَغْتِ‎ bālaḡti	بَالَغَتْ‎ bālaḡat			بَالَغَتَا‎ bālaḡatā			بَالَغْتُنَّ‎ bālaḡtunna	بَالَغْنَ‎ bālaḡna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَالِغُ‎ ʾubāliḡu	تُبَالِغُ‎ tubāliḡu	يُبَالِغُ‎ yubāliḡu		تُبَالِغَانِ‎ tubāliḡāni	يُبَالِغَانِ‎ yubāliḡāni		نُبَالِغُ‎ nubāliḡu	تُبَالِغُونَ‎ tubāliḡūna	يُبَالِغُونَ‎ yubāliḡūna
	f		تُبَالِغِينَ‎ tubāliḡīna	تُبَالِغُ‎ tubāliḡu			تُبَالِغَانِ‎ tubāliḡāni			تُبَالِغْنَ‎ tubāliḡna	يُبَالِغْنَ‎ yubāliḡna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَالِغَ‎ ʾubāliḡa	تُبَالِغَ‎ tubāliḡa	يُبَالِغَ‎ yubāliḡa		تُبَالِغَا‎ tubāliḡā	يُبَالِغَا‎ yubāliḡā		نُبَالِغَ‎ nubāliḡa	تُبَالِغُوا‎ tubāliḡū	يُبَالِغُوا‎ yubāliḡū
	f		تُبَالِغِي‎ tubāliḡī	تُبَالِغَ‎ tubāliḡa			تُبَالِغَا‎ tubāliḡā			تُبَالِغْنَ‎ tubāliḡna	يُبَالِغْنَ‎ yubāliḡna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَالِغْ‎ ʾubāliḡ	تُبَالِغْ‎ tubāliḡ	يُبَالِغْ‎ yubāliḡ		تُبَالِغَا‎ tubāliḡā	يُبَالِغَا‎ yubāliḡā		نُبَالِغْ‎ nubāliḡ	تُبَالِغُوا‎ tubāliḡū	يُبَالِغُوا‎ yubāliḡū
	f		تُبَالِغِي‎ tubāliḡī	تُبَالِغْ‎ tubāliḡ			تُبَالِغَا‎ tubāliḡā			تُبَالِغْنَ‎ tubāliḡna	يُبَالِغْنَ‎ yubāliḡna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		بَالِغْ bāliḡ			بَالِغَا‎ bāliḡā				بَالِغُوا‎ bāliḡū
	f		بَالِغِي‎ bāliḡī							بَالِغْنَ‎ bāliḡna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	بُولِغَ‎ būliḡa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُبَالَغُ‎ yubālaḡu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُبَالَغَ‎ yubālaḡa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُبَالَغْ‎ yubālaḡ		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of the verb بَلَغَ‎ (balaḡa, “to reach, to arrive, to come to, to amount to”), from the root ب ل غ‎ (b-l-ḡ).

Participle

بَالِغٌ • (bāliḡun) (form VI, feminine بَالِغَةٌ‎ (bāliḡatun), masculine plural بَالِغُونَ‎ (bāliḡūna), feminine plural بَالِغَاتٌ‎ (bāliḡātun))

1. active participle of بَلَغَ‎ (balaḡa)
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 65:3:

     ‏إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَالِغُ أَمْرِهِ‎

     ʾinna l-laha bāliḡu ʾamrihi

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension

Declension of adjective بَالِغ (bāliḡ)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَالِغ bāliḡ	الْبَالِغ‎ al-bāliḡ	بَالِغ bāliḡ	بَالِغَة‎ bāliḡa	الْبَالِغَة‎ al-bāliḡa	بَالِغَة‎ bāliḡat
Nominative	بَالِغٌ bāliḡun	الْبَالِغُ‎ al-bāliḡu	بَالِغُ bāliḡu	بَالِغَةٌ‎ bāliḡatun	الْبَالِغَةُ‎ al-bāliḡatu	بَالِغَةُ‎ bāliḡatu
Accusative	بَالِغًا‎ bāliḡan	الْبَالِغَ‎ al-bāliḡa	بَالِغَ bāliḡa	بَالِغَةً‎ bāliḡatan	الْبَالِغَةَ‎ al-bāliḡata	بَالِغَةَ‎ bāliḡata
Genitive	بَالِغٍ bāliḡin	الْبَالِغِ‎ al-bāliḡi	بَالِغِ bāliḡi	بَالِغَةٍ‎ bāliḡatin	الْبَالِغَةِ‎ al-bāliḡati	بَالِغَةِ‎ bāliḡati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَالِغَيْن‎ bāliḡayn	الْبَالِغَيْن‎ al-bāliḡayn	بَالِغَيْ‎ bāliḡay	بَالِغَتَيْن‎ bāliḡatayn	الْبَالِغَتَيْن‎ al-bāliḡatayn	بَالِغَتَيْ‎ bāliḡatay
Nominative	بَالِغَانِ‎ bāliḡāni	الْبَالِغَانِ‎ al-bāliḡāni	بَالِغَا‎ bāliḡā	بَالِغَتَانِ‎ bāliḡatāni	الْبَالِغَتَانِ‎ al-bāliḡatāni	بَالِغَتَا‎ bāliḡatā
Accusative	بَالِغَيْنِ‎ bāliḡayni	الْبَالِغَيْنِ‎ al-bāliḡayni	بَالِغَيْ‎ bāliḡay	بَالِغَتَيْنِ‎ bāliḡatayni	الْبَالِغَتَيْنِ‎ al-bāliḡatayni	بَالِغَتَيْ‎ bāliḡatay
Genitive	بَالِغَيْنِ‎ bāliḡayni	الْبَالِغَيْنِ‎ al-bāliḡayni	بَالِغَيْ‎ bāliḡay	بَالِغَتَيْنِ‎ bāliḡatayni	الْبَالِغَتَيْنِ‎ al-bāliḡatayni	بَالِغَتَيْ‎ bāliḡatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بَالِغِين‎ bāliḡīn	الْبَالِغِين‎ al-bāliḡīn	بَالِغِي‎ bāliḡī	بَالِغَات‎ bāliḡāt	الْبَالِغَات‎ al-bāliḡāt	بَالِغَات‎ bāliḡāt
Nominative	بَالِغُونَ‎ bāliḡūna	الْبَالِغُونَ‎ al-bāliḡūna	بَالِغُو‎ bāliḡū	بَالِغَاتٌ‎ bāliḡātun	الْبَالِغَاتُ‎ al-bāliḡātu	بَالِغَاتُ‎ bāliḡātu
Accusative	بَالِغِينَ‎ bāliḡīna	الْبَالِغِينَ‎ al-bāliḡīna	بَالِغِي‎ bāliḡī	بَالِغَاتٍ‎ bāliḡātin	الْبَالِغَاتِ‎ al-bāliḡāti	بَالِغَاتِ‎ bāliḡāti
Genitive	بَالِغِينَ‎ bāliḡīna	الْبَالِغِينَ‎ al-bāliḡīna	بَالِغِي‎ bāliḡī	بَالِغَاتٍ‎ bāliḡātin	الْبَالِغَاتِ‎ al-bāliḡāti	بَالِغَاتِ‎ bāliḡāti

Adjective

بَالِغ • (bāliḡ) (feminine بَالِغَة‎ (bāliḡa), masculine plural بَالِغُونَ‎ (bāliḡūna), feminine plural بَالِغَات‎ (bāliḡāt))

1. (superlative form) extensive, far-reaching
2. considerable, profound, serious
3. intense, high, extreme, strong
4. (of feelings) violent, vehement

Declension

Declension of adjective بَالِغ (bāliḡ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَالِغ bāliḡ	الْبَالِغ‎ al-bāliḡ	بَالِغَة‎ bāliḡa	الْبَالِغَة‎ al-bāliḡa
Nominative	بَالِغٌ bāliḡun	الْبَالِغُ‎ al-bāliḡu	بَالِغَةٌ‎ bāliḡatun	الْبَالِغَةُ‎ al-bāliḡatu
Accusative	بَالِغًا‎ bāliḡan	الْبَالِغَ‎ al-bāliḡa	بَالِغَةً‎ bāliḡatan	الْبَالِغَةَ‎ al-bāliḡata
Genitive	بَالِغٍ bāliḡin	الْبَالِغِ‎ al-bāliḡi	بَالِغَةٍ‎ bāliḡatin	الْبَالِغَةِ‎ al-bāliḡati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَالِغَيْن‎ bāliḡayn	الْبَالِغَيْن‎ al-bāliḡayn	بَالِغَتَيْن‎ bāliḡatayn	الْبَالِغَتَيْن‎ al-bāliḡatayn
Nominative	بَالِغَانِ‎ bāliḡāni	الْبَالِغَانِ‎ al-bāliḡāni	بَالِغَتَانِ‎ bāliḡatāni	الْبَالِغَتَانِ‎ al-bāliḡatāni
Accusative	بَالِغَيْنِ‎ bāliḡayni	الْبَالِغَيْنِ‎ al-bāliḡayni	بَالِغَتَيْنِ‎ bāliḡatayni	الْبَالِغَتَيْنِ‎ al-bāliḡatayni
Genitive	بَالِغَيْنِ‎ bāliḡayni	الْبَالِغَيْنِ‎ al-bāliḡayni	بَالِغَتَيْنِ‎ bāliḡatayni	الْبَالِغَتَيْنِ‎ al-bāliḡatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَالِغِين‎ bāliḡīn	الْبَالِغِين‎ al-bāliḡīn	بَالِغَات‎ bāliḡāt	الْبَالِغَات‎ al-bāliḡāt
Nominative	بَالِغُونَ‎ bāliḡūna	الْبَالِغُونَ‎ al-bāliḡūna	بَالِغَاتٌ‎ bāliḡātun	الْبَالِغَاتُ‎ al-bāliḡātu
Accusative	بَالِغِينَ‎ bāliḡīna	الْبَالِغِينَ‎ al-bāliḡīna	بَالِغَاتٍ‎ bāliḡātin	الْبَالِغَاتِ‎ al-bāliḡāti
Genitive	بَالِغِينَ‎ bāliḡīna	الْبَالِغِينَ‎ al-bāliḡīna	بَالِغَاتٍ‎ bāliḡātin	الْبَالِغَاتِ‎ al-bāliḡāti

Adjective

بَالِغ • (bāliḡ) (feminine بَالِغَة‎ (bāliḡa) or بَالِغ (bāliḡ), masculine plural بَالِغُونَ‎ (bāliḡūna), feminine plural بَالِغَات‎ (bāliḡāt))

1. one who has reached puberty; pubescent, mature, of age, in one’s majority, adult

   Synonym: رَاشِد‎ (rāšid)

Declension

Declension of adjective بَالِغ (bāliḡ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَالِغ bāliḡ	الْبَالِغ‎ al-bāliḡ	بَالِغَة‎‎; بَالِغ bāliḡa‎; bāliḡ	الْبَالِغَة‎‎; الْبَالِغ‎ al-bāliḡa‎; al-bāliḡ
Nominative	بَالِغٌ bāliḡun	الْبَالِغُ‎ al-bāliḡu	بَالِغَةٌ‎‎; بَالِغٌ bāliḡatun‎; bāliḡun	الْبَالِغَةُ‎‎; الْبَالِغُ‎ al-bāliḡatu‎; al-bāliḡu
Accusative	بَالِغًا‎ bāliḡan	الْبَالِغَ‎ al-bāliḡa	بَالِغَةً‎‎; بَالِغًا‎ bāliḡatan‎; bāliḡan	الْبَالِغَةَ‎‎; الْبَالِغَ‎ al-bāliḡata‎; al-bāliḡa
Genitive	بَالِغٍ bāliḡin	الْبَالِغِ‎ al-bāliḡi	بَالِغَةٍ‎‎; بَالِغٍ bāliḡatin‎; bāliḡin	الْبَالِغَةِ‎‎; الْبَالِغِ‎ al-bāliḡati‎; al-bāliḡi
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَالِغَيْن‎ bāliḡayn	الْبَالِغَيْن‎ al-bāliḡayn	بَالِغَتَيْن‎‎; بَالِغَيْن‎ bāliḡatayn‎; bāliḡayn	الْبَالِغَتَيْن‎‎; الْبَالِغَيْن‎ al-bāliḡatayn‎; al-bāliḡayn
Nominative	بَالِغَانِ‎ bāliḡāni	الْبَالِغَانِ‎ al-bāliḡāni	بَالِغَتَانِ‎‎; بَالِغَانِ‎ bāliḡatāni‎; bāliḡāni	الْبَالِغَتَانِ‎‎; الْبَالِغَانِ‎ al-bāliḡatāni‎; al-bāliḡāni
Accusative	بَالِغَيْنِ‎ bāliḡayni	الْبَالِغَيْنِ‎ al-bāliḡayni	بَالِغَتَيْنِ‎‎; بَالِغَيْنِ‎ bāliḡatayni‎; bāliḡayni	الْبَالِغَتَيْنِ‎‎; الْبَالِغَيْنِ‎ al-bāliḡatayni‎; al-bāliḡayni
Genitive	بَالِغَيْنِ‎ bāliḡayni	الْبَالِغَيْنِ‎ al-bāliḡayni	بَالِغَتَيْنِ‎‎; بَالِغَيْنِ‎ bāliḡatayni‎; bāliḡayni	الْبَالِغَتَيْنِ‎‎; الْبَالِغَيْنِ‎ al-bāliḡatayni‎; al-bāliḡayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	بَالِغِين‎ bāliḡīn	الْبَالِغِين‎ al-bāliḡīn	بَالِغَات‎ bāliḡāt	الْبَالِغَات‎ al-bāliḡāt
Nominative	بَالِغُونَ‎ bāliḡūna	الْبَالِغُونَ‎ al-bāliḡūna	بَالِغَاتٌ‎ bāliḡātun	الْبَالِغَاتُ‎ al-bāliḡātu
Accusative	بَالِغِينَ‎ bāliḡīna	الْبَالِغِينَ‎ al-bāliḡīna	بَالِغَاتٍ‎ bāliḡātin	الْبَالِغَاتِ‎ al-bāliḡāti
Genitive	بَالِغِينَ‎ bāliḡīna	الْبَالِغِينَ‎ al-bāliḡīna	بَالِغَاتٍ‎ bāliḡātin	الْبَالِغَاتِ‎ al-bāliḡāti

Descendants

• → Malay: baligh
  • Indonesian: balig

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Malay

Noun

بالغ (plural بالغ-بالغ or بالغ۲‎, informal 1st possessive بالغکو‎, 2nd possessive بالغمو‎, 3rd possessive بالغڽ‎)

1. Jawi spelling of baligh

Adjective

بالغ

1. Jawi spelling of baligh

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Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic بَالِغ‎ (bāliḡ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɒːˈleɣ/

Adjective

بالغ • (bâleğ) (comparative بالغ‌تَر‎ (bâleğ-tar), superlative بالغ‌تَرین‎ (bâleğ-tarin))

1. adult
2. mature
3. ripe
4. in one's majority

Noun

بالغ • (bâleğ) (plural بالغان‎ (bâleğân) or بالغ‌ها‎ (bâleğ-hâ))

1. adult

Related terms

• نا بالغ‎ (nâ-bâleğ)
• بالغ شدن‎ (bâleğ šodan)
• مبالغه‎ (mobâleğe)

Etymology 2

From an Eastern Iranian language. Probably cognate with Sanskrit पात्र (pātra). Also perhaps akin to Turkish bardak, an Iranian borrowing.

Noun

بالغ • (bâloğ)

1. (Transoxianan, obsolete) drinking horn

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ل غ‎

Etymology

From Arabic بَالَغَ‎ (bālaḡa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baː.laɣ/, [ˈbæː.laɣ]

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Verb

بالغ • (bālaḡ) (form III, present ببالغ‎ (bibāleḡ))

1. to exaggerate

   Synonym: كبّر‎ (kabbar)

Conjugation

Conjugation of بالغ (bālaḡ)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	بالغت (bālaḡt)	بالغت (bālaḡt)	بالغ (bālaḡ)		بالغنا (bālaḡna)	بالغتو (bālaḡtu)	بالغو (bālaḡu)
	f		بالغتي (bālaḡti)	بالغت (bālaḡat)
present	m	ببالغ (babāleḡ)	بتبالغ (bitbāleḡ)	ببالغ (bibāleḡ)		منبالغ (minbāleḡ)	بتبالغو (bitbālḡu)	ببالغو (bibālḡu)
	f		بتبالغي (bitbālḡi)	بتبالغ (bitbāleḡ)
subjunctive	m	ابالغ (abāleḡ)	تبالغ (tbāleḡ)	يبالغ (ybāleḡ)		نبالغ (nbāleḡ)	تبالغو (tbālḡu)	يبالغو (ybālḡu)
	f		تبالغي (tbālḡi)	تبالغ (tbāleḡ)
imperative	m		بالغ (bāleḡ)				بالغو (bālḡu)
	f		بالغي (bālḡi)