بلطي

Arabic

Etymology

Apparently with a meaning-transferral along the way from Aramaic בִּילְטִיתָא (bilṭīṯā) / בּוּלְטִיתָא (bulṭīṯā) / ܒܶܠܛܺܝܬܴܐ (bəlṭīṯā, “woodworm”), from Akkadian bulṭītu, before bušṭītum (“woodworm”); compare for such a development Ancient Greek ἴουλος (íoulos), Latin iūlus (“woodlouse; rainbow wrasse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bul.tˤijj/

Noun

بُلْطِيّ • (bulṭiyy) m

1. tilapia (Tilapia)

Declension

Declension of noun بُلْطِيّ (bulṭiyy)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بُلْطِي bulṭī	الْبُلْطِي al-bulṭī	بُلْطِي bulṭī
Nominative	بُلْطِيٌّ bulṭiyyun	الْبُلْطِيُّ al-bulṭiyyu	بُلْطِيُّ bulṭiyyu
Accusative	بُلْطِيًّا bulṭiyyan	الْبُلْطِيَّ al-bulṭiyya	بُلْطِيَّ bulṭiyya
Genitive	بُلْطِيٍّ bulṭiyyin	الْبُلْطِيِّ al-bulṭiyyi	بُلْطِيِّ bulṭiyyi

Descendants

• → English: bolty
• → Ottoman Turkish: بلطی (bulti)