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Form 1بَلَدَ7 senses · 3 main
muḍāriʿـِيَفْعِلُ·ـُيَفْعُلُ·ـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarبُلُودٌ بَلَدٌ بَلَادَةٌ

Core sense — he remained, or dwelt, in a country or place; he became stupid, dullgenerated

1.1he (a man) remained, stayed, or dwelt in the بَلَد [i. e. country, or town, etc.]—بَلِدَ

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he remained, stayed, or dwelt in the place, and kept to it—بَلَدَ بِالمَكَانَ

. Or: he took it as his بَلَد [country, or town, etc.] and kept to it.

1.1.1they kept to the ground, fighting upon it—بَلِدُوا

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they kept to the ground, fighting upon it—بَلَدُوا

or this second verb is correctly بلّدوا.

Said to be derived from بِلَادُ الأَرْضِ.

1.2his skin had marks remaining upon it—بَلِدَ

. The marks are أَبْلَاد, plural of بَلَدٌ.

1.2.1

Also, with: he (a man) had a space clear of hair between his eyebrows, or had eyebrows that were not joined.

1.3he was, or became, stupid, dull, wanting in intelligence—بَلُدَ

. Also: inert, wanting in vigour; not sharp or effective in carrying out affairs; [or soft, weak, feeble, wanting in endurance, or patience; ]

he was, or became, stupid, dull, wanting in intelligence—بَلِدَ

.

1.3.1

Also, with the same maṣdar, said of a horse: he lagged behind those that outstripped in running. [See also form 2.]

1.3.2

بَلَدَ السَّحَابُ: see form 2.

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, aor. بَلِدَ , [inf. n. بُلُودٌ ,] He (a man) remained, stayed, abode, or dwelt, in the بَلَد [i. e. country, or town, &c.]: (Msb:) or بَلَدَ بِالمَكَانَ , (T, S, M, L, K,) aor. بَلُدَ , (M, L,) inf. n. بُلُودٌ , (T, M, L, K,) he remained, stayed, abode, or dwelt, in the place, (AZ, T, S, L, K,) and kept to it: (K:) or he took it as his بَلَد [or country, or town, &c.], (M, L, K,) and kept to it. (M, L.) And بَلِدُوا , aor. بَلَدَ ; (M, K;) and بَلَدُوا , aor. بَلُدَ ; (K;) or the latter is correctly بلّدوا ; (M, * TA;) They kept to the ground, fighting upon it: (M, K:) said to be derived from بِلَادُ الأَرْضِ . (TA.) بَلِدَ , aor. بَلَدَ , His skin had أَبْلَاد , or marks, [pl. of بَلَدٌ ,] remaining upon it. (M, L.) Also, (M, K,) inf. n. بَلَدٌ , (S, M,) He (a man, M) had a space clear from hair between his eyebrows: (S, M, K:) or had eyebrows not joined. (M.) بَلُدَ , aor. بَلُدَ , (S, M, Msb, K,) inf. n. بَلَادَةٌ , (T, S, M, A, Msb,) He was, or became, stupid, dull, wanting in intelligence: (S, A, Msb:) inert; wanting in vigour; not penetrating, sharp, vigorous, or effective, in the performance of affairs; (T, M, K, * TA;) [or soft, weak, feeble, wanting in endurance, or patience; (see بَلِيدٌ ;)] as also بَلِدَ , aor. بَلَدَ , (K, TA,) inf. n. بَلَدٌ . (TA.) Also, inf. n. as above, said of a horse, meaning He lagged behind those that outstripped in running. (T, TA.) [See also 2.] بَلَدَ السَّحَابُ : see 2.
Form 2بلّد7 senses · 2 main
maṣdarتَبْلِيدٌ

Core sense — he remained, or laid himself down; he became languid; he was niggardlygenerated

2.1

he remained, stayed, or abode [like بَلَدَ]; or he cast, or laid, himself down upon the ground, the same as ضَرَبَ بِنَفْسِهِ الأَرْضَ; or he did so from fatigue.

See also بَلِدُوا.

2.1.1

He became languid, and pretended to be lazy, after having been brisk and lively.

2.1.2

He (a man) was powerless in work, and was weak; and so even in bounty, or liberality, or in running.

2.1.3

He (a horse) failed to outstrip in running. [See also بَلُدَ.]

2.1.4the cloud, or clouds, gave no rain—بَلَّدَتِ السَّحَابَةُ

He was niggardly, or avaricious; not liberal, nor generous.

And from this comes the following. Also given as بَلَدَ السَّحَابُ, but that is probably imperfectly transcribed.

2.1.5

He did not apply himself rightly to anything.

2.2figurative · مجازthe mountains appeared low to the eye because of the darkness of the night—بَلَّدَتِ الجِبَالِ

So in the L, confirmed by a citation from a poet.

In the A, تَبَلَّدَتِ البِلَادُ: the countries, or regions, appeared short in extent to the eye because of the darkness of the night.

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, inf. n. تَبْلِيدٌ , He remained, stayed, or abode; [like بَلَدَ ;] or cast, or laid, himself down upon the ground; syn. ضَرَبَ بِنَفْسِهِ الأَرْضَ : (S, K:) or he did so by reason of fatigue. (TA. [See 5.]) See also بَلِدُوا . He became languid, and affected laziness, after being brisk, lively, or sprightly. (A.) He (a man) was impotent in work, and was weak; (T, L;) and so even in bounty, or liberality, (T,) or in running. (T, * L.) He (a horse) failed to outstrip in running. (M, K.) [See also بَلُدَ .] He was niggardly, or avaricious; was not liberal, nor generous. (M, K.) [And hence,] بَلَّدَتِ السَّحَابَةُ , (K,) or بَلَدَ السَّحَابُ , (M,) [but the latter is probably imperfectly transcribed,] The cloud, or clouds, gave no rain. (M, K.) He did not apply himself rightly to anything. (M, K.) بَلَّدَتِ الجِبَالِ The mountains appeared low to the eye by reason of the darkness of the night: so in the L, confirmed by a citation from a poet: in the A, تَبَلَّدَتِ البِلَادُ The countries, or regions, appeared short [in extent] to the eye by reason of the darkness of the night. (TA.)
Form 3 · maṣdarمُبَالَدَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — contending with another in fight with swords and stavesgenerated

3.1contending with another, or with others, in fight with swords and staves—بَالَدَ

Maṣdar of this verb; the same as مُبَالَطَةٌ.

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[inf. n. of بَالَدَ ] The contending with another, or others, in fight, (i. q. مُبَالَطَةٌ , T, S, M, K,) with swords and staves. (T, M, K.)
Form 4ابلد6 senses · 4 main
maṣdarإِبْلَادٌ

Core sense — he clave to the ground; he made him keep to a place; it became abandonedgenerated

4.1

He clave to the ground, in submissiveness. [Perhaps formed by transposition from أَلْبَدَ: see مُبْلِدٌ.]

4.1.1

See also form 5.

4.1.2

His beast became dull, and could not be made brisk or lively by being put in motion.

4.2he made him keep to a place—ابلدهُ مَكَانًا
4.3it (a watering-trough or tank) became abandoned and no longer used, so that it threatened to fall to ruin—ابلد

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4.4time made it (a watering-trough or tank) abandoned, worn, and no longer used, so that it threatened to fall to ruin—ابلدهُ الدَّهْرُ

[See مُبْلِدٌ.]

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He clave to the ground, (S, K,) in submissiveness. (TA.) [Perhaps formed by transposition from أَلْبَدَ : see مُبْلِدٌ .] See also 5. His beast became dull; not to be rendered brisk, lively, or sprightly, by being put in motion. (AZ, S, * K.) ابلدهُ مَكَانًا He made him to keep to a place. (K.) ابلد , inf. n. إِبْلَادٌ , It (a water-ing-trough or tank) was, or became, abandoned, and no longer used, so that it threatened to fall to ruin. (T.) [And] ابلدهُ الدَّهْرُ Time caused it (a watering-trough or tank) to become abandoned, and worn, and no longer used, so that it threatened to fall to ruin. (TA.) [See مُبْلِدٌ .]
Form 5تبلّد10 senses · 3 main

Core sense — he became confounded, or perplexed; he became submissive; he felt griefgenerated

5.1

He obtained, or exercised, rule over a بَلَد [i. e. country, or town, etc.] belonging to others.

5.1.1

He alighted, or stayed, in a بَلَد [or country, etc.] in which there was no one, saying to himself, O my grief, or sorrow, or regret!

5.1.2he was overtaken by confusion, or perplexity, so that he could not see his right course—أَبْلَدَ

He was, or became, confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course; he went backwards and forwards in confusion, because a man in this state is like one in a بَلْدَة, meaning a desert in which he cannot find his way.

5.1.3

He fell to the ground from weakness. [See also form 2.]

5.1.4

He became submissive, and humble; the opposite of تَجَلَّدَ.

5.1.5

He pretended to بَلَادَة [i. e. stupidity, dulness, want of intelligence, etc.].

5.1.6figurative · مجاز — inferred

He turned his hands over, or upside-down. [One does this in sorrow, or regret, or in perplexity: see Kur 18:40.]

Or the meaning is the one that follows next: he clapped his hands, or struck palm upon palm; the same as صَفَّقَ بِالكَفِّ. [See بَلْدَةٌ.]

Qur’ān 18:42 matched to Lane’s own quotation of it Lane cites “Kur xviii. 40”
5.1.7figurative · مجاز

And from this, apparently: he felt, or expressed, grief, sorrow, or regret.

5.2

تَبَلَّدَتِ البِلَادُ: see form 2.

5.3it (the dawn, or daybreak) shone, or shone brightly—تبلّد

According to AAF; the same as تبلّج.

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He obtained, or exercised, dominion over a بَلَد [i. e. country, or town, &c.,] belonging to others. (K.) He alighted, or sojourned, in a بَلَد [or country, &c.,] wherein was no one, (L, K,) saying within himself, O my grief, or sorrow, or regret! (L.) He was, or became, confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course; (M, K;) he went backwards and forwards in confusion or perplexity, unable to see his right course: (T, * S:) because he who is in this state is like one in a بَلْدَة , meaning a desert in which he cannot find his way: (T, L:) he was overtaken by confusion, or perplexity, such that he was unable to see his right course; as also أَبْلَدَ . (TA.) He fell to the ground, (K,) by reason of weakness. (TA.) [See also 2.] He became submissive, and humble; (T, TA;) contr. of تَجَلَّدَ . (T, M, K.) He affected بَلَادَة [i. e. stupidity, dulness, want of intelligence, &c.]. (S.) He turned his hands over, or upside-down: (K:) [thus one does in sorrow, or regret, or in perplexity: see Kur xviii. 40:] or the meaning is that which here next follows: (TA:) he clapped his hands; or smote palm upon palm; syn. صَفَّقَ (M, K) بِالكَفِّ . (TA.) [See بَلْدَةٌ .] [And hence, app.,] He felt, or expressed, grief, sorrow, or regret. (M, A, L, K.) تَبَلَّدَتِ البِلَادُ : see 2. Accord. to AAF, تبلّد also signifies It (the dawn, or daybreak,) shone, was bright, or shone brightly; i. q. تبلّج . (M.)

Derived nouns 12

Nounبَلَدٌ1 sense

Core sense — a country, land, region, district; a city, town, or villagegenerated

1a country, land, region, province, district, or territory; a city, town, or village—بَلْدَةٌ

The headword is both masculine and feminine, and the other word means the same as it.

That is, any portion of the earth, or of land, lying within certain limits [this is how I render مُسْتَحِيزَة, and the TK renders it in the same way], whether cultivated or inhabited, or uncultivated and uninhabited.

Or the first word means any place of this kind, and the second a portion of such a place.

Or the first is a general name for a place such as El-'Irák or Syria, and the second a particular part of it, such as the city of El-Basrah or Damascus; or these are post-classical uses.

Or the first means a tract of land, or district, that is a home or resort of animals or genii, even if it contains no building; or a land, or country, without restriction; and also a town or village, the same as قَرْيَةٌ, though this last use is a later convention. ('Ináyeh)

And the second means a land, country, or territory belonging to, or inhabited by, a people.

Qur’ānic occurrences بَلَد 1 shown of 14
95:3
وَهَـٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدِ ٱلْأَمِينِ

And this City of security,-

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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(which is masc. and fem., Msb) and بَلْدَةٌ both signify the same; (M, A, Msb, K;) namely, [A country, land, region, province, district, or territory: and a city, town, or village: or] any portion of the earth, or of land, comprehended within certain limits, [thus I render مُسْتَحِيزَة , and in like manner it is rendered in the TK,] cultivated, or inhabited, or uncultivated, or uninhabited: (M, Msb, * K:) or the former signifies any place of this description; and the latter, a portion thereof: (T:) or the former is a generic name of a place [or country or region or province] such as El-'Irák and Syria; and the latter signifies a particular portion thereof such as [the city or town of] El-Basrah and Damascus; (M, K;) or these are post-classical applications: (TA:) or the former, a tract of land, or district, which is an abode, or a place of resort, of animals, or genii, even if containing no building: (Nh:) or a land, or country, absolutely: and also a town, or village, syn. قَرْيَةٌ : but this latter is a conventional adventitious application: ('Ináyeh, TA:) and the latter, a land, country, or territory, [belonging to, or inhabited by, a people,] syn.
Nounأَرْضٌ6 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a land, or country; a grave, or burial-ground; dust, or earthgenerated

1this is our land—هٰذِهِ بَلْدَتُنَا

This meaning is assigned in the K to بَلَدٌ, but that appears to be a mistake caused by the accidental omission of the word البَلْدَةٌ.

You say this just as you say هٰذِهِ بَحْرَتُنَا.

The plural is بُلْدَانٌ and بِلَادٌ [the latter, taken as a plural of بَلْدَةٌ in a narrower sense than بَلَدٌ, is often used of provinces collectively, that is, a country].

بُلْدَانٌ means the same as كُوَرٌ [which means districts, or tracts of country; quarters, or regions; and also cities, towns, or villages].

البَلَدُ and البَلْدَةُ are names for Mekkeh, in the same way as النَّجْمُ is a name for the Pleiades. [So too البَلَدُ الأَمِينُ and البَلَدُ الحَرَامُ, etc.]

a tract of land without herbage, or pasture—بَلَدٌ مَيِّتٌ

And بَلَدٌ by itself means a desert, a waterless desert, such as is called مَفَازَةٍ. (See تا, where an example is given.)

1.1land which has not been dug, and on which no fire has been kindled—بَلَدٌ
1.2this house — excellent, or most excellent, is the dwelling!—هٰذِهِ الدَّارُ نِعْمَتِ البَلَدُ

A house, or dwelling, such as is called دار; of the dialect of El-Yemen.

Sb mentions this saying; in it البلد is made feminine because it means the same as الدار.

1.3

A burial-ground; or, as some say, a grave, or sepulchre; the K has “and” here. The plural is as above.

1.4

Dust, or earth; and so يَلْدَةٌ.

1.5figurative · مجازthe egg of the ostrich, which it abandons where it lays it, in the sand or in a desert—بَيْضَةُ البَلَدِ

The place in which an ostrich lays its egg, in sand; and from this comes what follows.

Also called البَلَدِيَّةِ and ذَاتُ البَلَدِ.

such a one is like the egg of the ostrich—فُلَانٌ بَيْضَةُ البَلَدِ

That is, such a one is unequalled; said both in blame and in praise. A'Obeyd allows its use in praise, and El-Bekree says it is applied to a man separated from his family and near relations. [See also بيض.]

he is more abject, or vile, than the ostrich's egg, which it abandons in the desert and does not return to—هُوَ أَذَلُّ مِنْ بَيْضَةِ البَلَدِ

[See again بيض.]

he is more highly esteemed than the ostrich's egg, which it lays in the sand—هُوَ أَعَزَّ مِنْ بَيْضَةِ البَلَدِ

This is because the ostrich spreads its wings over it and sits upon it.

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: (S, TA: [a meaning assigned in the K to بَلَدٌ ; but this appears to be a mistake occasioned by the accidental omission of the word البَلْدَةٌ :]) you say, هٰذِهِ بَلْدَتُنَا [This is our land, &c.] like as you say, هٰذِهِ بَحْرَتُنَا : (S, TA:) the pl. (of the former, S, Msb) is بُلْدَانٌ (S, M, Msb) and (of the same, S, or of the latter, Msb) بِلَادٌ : (T, S, M, Msb:) [which latter, regarded as pl. of بَلْدَةٌ in a more limited sense than بَلَدٌ , is often used as meaning provinces collectively; i. e. a country:] بُلْدَانٌ is syn. with كُوَرٌ [which signifies districts, or tracts of country; quarters, or regions; and also, cities, towns, or villages]. (T.) البَلَدُ and البَلْدَةُ are names applied to Mekkeh; (M, K;) in like manner as النَّجْمُ is a name applied to the Pleiades. (M.) [So too البَلَدُ الأَمِينُ and البَلَدُ الحَرَامُ &c.] بَلَدٌ مَيِّتٌ means A tract of land without herbage, or pasture: (Msb:) and بَلَدٌ alone, a [desert, a waterless desert, or such as is termed] مَفَازَةٍ . (TA voce تا ; under which see an ex.) بَلَدٌ also signifies Land which has not been dug, and upon which fire has not been kindled. (M, K.) A [house, or dwelling, such as is termed] دار : (M, K:) of the dial. of ElYemen. (M.) Sb mentions the saying, هٰذِهِ الدَّارُ نِعْمَتِ البَلَدُ [This house, excellent, or most excel-lent, is the dwelling!]; in which البلد is made fem. because it is syn. with الدار . (M.) A burial-ground: (M, K:) or, as some say, (M, but in the K “and,”) a grave, or sepulchre: (M, K:) pl. as above. (M.) Dust, or earth; and so يَلْدَةٌ . (T, M, K.) The place in which an ostrich lays its egg, in sand. (S, M, L, K.) And hence, بَيْضَةُ البَلَدِ The egg of the ostrich, which it abandons in the place where it lays it, in the sand, or in a desert: (M, L:) also called البَلَدِيَّةِ and ذَاتُ البَلَدِ . (M.) You say, فُلَانٌ بَيْضَةُ البَلَدِ [ Such a one is like the egg of the ostrich, &c.], meaning such a one is unequalled, or unparalleled: said in dispraise and in praise: (M, * L:) allowed by A'Obeyd to be used in praise: and said by El-Bekree to be applied to him who is separated from his family and near relations. (TA.) [See also art. بيض .] You also say, هُوَ أَذَلُّ مِنْ بَيْضَةِ البَلَدِ (S, M, A) He is more object, or vile, than the egg of the ostrich, which it abandons (S, TA) in the desert, and to which it does not return. (TA.) [See again art. بيض .] Also هُوَ أَعَزَّ مِنْ بَيْضَةِ البَلَدِ [He is more highly esteemed than the egg of the ostrich, which it lays in the sand]; because the ostrich spreads its wings over it and sits upon it. (A in art. فرخ .) [See more in art.
Nounبيض5 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a trace, mark, or vestige; the origin, or an element, of a thinggenerated

1

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1.1

A trace, mark, or vestige of a house, or dwelling; and a mark remaining on the body. Plural أَبْلَادٌ. In the K it is mentioned in two places, but in the second of these it is left out of the CK.

1.2

The origin, or an element, of a thing.

1.3

See also the next paragraph, in three places.

1.4

And see بُلْدَةٌ.

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.] A trace, mark, or vestige, (T, S, M, K, [in the K mentioned in two places, but in the latter of these omitted in the CK,]) of a house, or dwelling: (TA:) and a mark remaining upon the body: (A'Obeyd, T:) pl. أَبْلَادٌ . (S, A'Obeyd, M, K.) The origin, or an element, ( عُنْصُر ,) of a thing. (Th, M, K.) See also the next paragraph, in three places: and see بُلْدَةٌ .
Nounبَلْدَةٌ8 senses · 3 main

Core sense — a country, or region; a desert; the breast; the palm of the handgenerated

1figurative · مجازif you do not do this, it will be [a cause of] separation between me and you—إِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ كَذَا فَهِىَ بَلْدَةٌ بَيْنِى وَ بَيْنِكَ

See بَلَدٌ, in three places.

That is: I will alienate you from me, so that a country, or region, will separate us from each other.

1.1I found him, or met him, in a desert, desolate place, where there was no one else—لَقِيتُهُ بِبَلْدَةِ إِصْمَتِ

Also a desert, or waterless desert, in which one cannot find his way; and any extensive tract of land.

[See also صمت.]

1.2one of the Mansions of the Moon, [the 21st,] a patch of sky containing no stars, or only small stars—البَلْدَةُ

It lies between the نَعَائِم and the سَعْد الذَّابِح; sometimes the moon turns aside from it and takes the قِلَادَة as its mansion.

It [apparently القلادة according to the K, but according to the TA البلدة] consists of six stars resembling a bow, in the sign of Sagittarius.

Or البلدة is one of the Mansions of the Moon, made up of six stars of Sagittarius, which the sun enters on the shortest day of the year. [See مَنَازِلُ القَمَر in the article نزل. In the K it is also said that البَلَدُ is a Mansion of the Moon, but this appears to be a mistake caused by the accidental omission of the word البَلْدَةُ, though البَلَدُ would seem a fitting name for the mansion next after the نعائم.]

IF says that البَلْدَةُ is a star, or an asterism, said to be the بَلْدَة, that is, the breast, of the Lion, not meaning the mansion of that name in the sign of Sagittarius. El-Hareeree finds fault with him for this expression, [the بلدة of the Lion,] but Ibn-Dhafr replies that it does occur in the language.

1.3the earth, or ground—بَلْدَةٌ
1.4such a one is wide in the breast—فُلَانٌ وَاسِعُ البَلْدَةِ

Also the pit between the two collar-bones, with the part around it; or the middle of that pit. [In the K بَلَد, by the accidental omission of the word البَلْدَةُ.]

Or the third of the فَلَك (which are six in number) of that part of a horse's breast called the زَوُر; or the part called رَحَى الزَّوْرِ.

Or the breast, the same as صَدْر, of a camel, or of an animal with a foot like the camel's, or of a solid-hoofed animal, or of a man; so in the M, but the K has “and”.

And the part immediately beneath the two prominent portions of flesh of a horse's breast, reaching to the arms.

Dhu-r-Rummeh says: [she (the camel) was made to lie down, and threw her breast upon a tract of ground]

shāhid
أُنِيخَتْ فَأَلْقَتْ بَلْدَةً فَوْقَ بَلْدَةٍ
1.5figurative · مجازhe struck the palm of his hand upon his breast—ضَرَبَ بَلْدَتَهُ عَلَى بَلْدَتِهِ

Also the palm of the hand. [In the K, by the accidental omission of the word البَلْدَةُ, this meaning is assigned to بَلَدٌ.]

2

See also بُلْدَةٌ, in two places.

3

And see بَلَادَةٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences بَلْدَة
25:49
لِّنُحْـِۧىَ بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا وَنُسْقِيَهُۥ مِمَّا خَلَقْنَآ أَنْعَـٰمًا وَأَنَاسِىَّ كَثِيرًا

That with it We may give life to a dead land, and slake the thirst of things We have created,- cattle and men in great numbers.

27:91
إِنَّمَآ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ رَبَّ هَـٰذِهِ ٱلْبَلْدَةِ ٱلَّذِى حَرَّمَهَا وَلَهُۥ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ ۖ وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ

For me, I have been commanded to serve the Lord of this city, Him Who has sanctified it and to Whom (belong) all things: and I am commanded to be of those who bow in Islam to Allah's Will,-

34:15
لَقَدْ كَانَ لِسَبَإٍ فِى مَسْكَنِهِمْ ءَايَةٌ ۖ جَنَّتَانِ عَن يَمِينٍ وَشِمَالٍ ۖ كُلُوا۟ مِن رِّزْقِ رَبِّكُمْ وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ لَهُۥ ۚ بَلْدَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ وَرَبٌّ غَفُورٌ

There was, for Saba, aforetime, a Sign in their home-land - two Gardens to the right and to the left. "Eat of the Sustenance (provided) by your Lord, and be grateful to Him: a territory fair and happy, and a Lord Oft-Forgiving!

43:11
وَٱلَّذِى نَزَّلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۢ بِقَدَرٍ فَأَنشَرْنَا بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ

That sends down (from time to time) rain from the sky in due measure;- and We raise to life therewith a land that is dead; even so will ye be raised (from the dead);-

50:11
رِّزْقًا لِّلْعِبَادِ ۖ وَأَحْيَيْنَا بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْخُرُوجُ

As sustenance for (Allah's) Servants;- and We give (new) life therewith to land that is dead: Thus will be the Resurrection.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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: see بَلَدٌ , in three places. You say, إِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ كَذَا فَهِىَ بَلْدَةٌ بَيْنِى وَ بَيْنِكَ If thou do not thus, it will be [a cause of] separation between me and thee; (M, * A, TA;) i. e., I will alienate thee from me so that a country, or region, shall separate us, each from the other. (A, TA.) Also A desert, or waterless desert, in which one cannot find his way: and any extensive tract of land. (T, L.) [Hence,] لَقِيتُهُ بِبَلْدَةِ إِصْمَتِ I found him, or met him, in a desert, or desolate, place, in which there was no one beside. (M.) [See also art. صمت .] And [hence, app.,] البَلْدَةُ One of the Mansions of the Moon, (M, K,) [namely, the Twenty-first Mansion,] a patch of the sky, (K,) containing no stars, (M, K,) or containing only small stars, (T, * M,) between the نَعَائِم and سَعْد الذَّابِح : (M, K:) sometimes the moon declines from it, and takes as its mansion the قِلَادَة : it [app. القلادة , accord. to the K, but accord. to the TA البلدة ,] consists of six stars resembling a bow, (K,) in the sign of Sagittarius ( القَوْس ): (T:) or البلدة is one of the Mansions of the Moon, consisting of six stars of Sagittarius ( القوس ), which the sun enters on the shortest day of the year: (S:) [see مَنَازِلُ القَمَر , in art. نزل : in the K it is also said that البَلَدُ is a Mansion of the Moon; but this appears to be a mistake, occasioned by the accidental omission of the word البَلْدَةُ ; though البَلَدُ would seem to be an appropriate name for the mansion next after the نعائم :] IF says that البَلْدَةُ is a star, or an asterism, ( نَجْمٌ ,) said to be the بَلْدَة , i. e. breast, of the Lion; not meaning the mansion thus called in the sign of Sagittarius: El-Hareeree finds fault with him for using this expression, [the بلدة of the Lion,] but Ibn-Dhafr replies that it occurs in the language. (TA.) بَلْدَةٌ also signifies The earth, or ground. (S.) Also (S, M, L, TA, [in the K بَلَد , by the accidental omission of the word البَلْدَةُ ,]) The pit between the two collar-bones, with the part around it: or the middle thereof, i. e., of that pit: (M, K:) or the third of the فَلَك (which are six in number) of that part of a horse's breast which is called the زَوُر : or the part called رَحَى الزَّوْرِ : (M:) or [so accord. to the M, but accord. to the K “and,”] the breast, syn. صَدْر , (S, M, A, K,) of a camel, (M, A,) or of that which has a foot like the camel's, and of a solid-hoofed animal, (M,) and of a man: (A:) and the part immediately beneath the two prominent portions of flesh of the breast of a horse, extending to the arms. (M, L.) Dhu-rRummeh says, 1 She (the camel) was made to lie down, and threw her breast upon [a tract of] ground. (S, M.) And you say, فُلَانٌ وَاسِعُ البَلْدَةِ Such a one is wide in the breast. (S.) أُنِيخَتْ فَأَلْقَتْ بَلْدَةً فَوْقَ بَلْدَةٍ Also The palm of the hand. (M, A, TA. [In the K, by the accidental omission of the word البَلْدَةُ , this meaning is assigned to بَلَدٌ .]) You say, ضَرَبَ بَلْدَتَهُ عَلَى بَلْدَتِهِ He smote the palm of his hand upon his breast. (A.) See also بُلْدَةٌ , in two places: and see بَلَادَةٌ .
Nounبُلْدَةٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — clearness of hair in the space between the eyebrows; the look of the facegenerated

1

This word, بَلْدَةٌ, and بَلَدٌ [which is a maṣdar of بَلِدَ] all mean clearness, from hair, of the space between the eyebrows; the same as بُلْجَةٌ, or more than بُلْجَةٌ; or the having eyebrows that are not joined.

Or the second of these words means the space between the eyebrows.

1.1

And the first of these words means the form, aspect, appearance, or features of the face.

2

See also بَلَادَةٌ.

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(S, M, L, K) and بَلْدَةٌ (S, M, L) and بَلَدٌ [which is an inf. n. of بَلِدَ ] (S, K) Clearness, from hair, of the space between the eyebrows: (S, L, K:) i. q. بُلْجَةٌ : or more than بُلْجَةٌ : or the having the eyebrows not joined: (M:) or ↓ the second signifies the space between the eyebrows. (M.) And the first, The form, aspect, appearance, or lineaments, of the face. (K.) See also بَلَادَةٌ .
Nounالبَلَدِيَّةُ1 sense

Core sense — belonging to a country or towngenerated

1

See بَلَدٌ.

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: see بَلَدٌ .
Nounبَلِيدٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — stupid, dull, wanting in intelligence; inert, weakgenerated

1

This word and أَبْلَدٌ mean stupid, dull, wanting in intelligence; inert, wanting in vigour; not penetrating, sharp, or effective in carrying out affairs; [soft, weak, feeble; wanting in endurance, or patience;] the opposite of جَلِيدٌ.

1.1

Also the former: a horse that lags behind those that outstrip in running; and a camel that cannot be made brisk or lively by being put in motion.

1.2

See also مَبْلُودٌ.

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(S, M, K) and أَبْلَدٌ (M, K) Stupid, dull, wanting in intelligence; (S, Msb;) inert; wanting in vigour; not penetrating, sharp, vigorous, or effective, in the performing of affairs: (T, M, K: *) [soft, weak, feeble; wanting in endurance, or patience:] contr. of جَلِيدٌ . (K.) Also the former, A horse that lags behind those that outstrip in running: (T, TA:) and a camel (TA) not to be rendered brisk, lively, or sprightly, by being put in motion. (M, K, TA.) See also مَبْلُودٌ .
Nounبَلادَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — stupidity, dulness, want of intelligence or of vigourgenerated

1

This word [a maṣdar of بَلُدَ used as a noun], بُلْدَةٌ, and بَلْدَةٌ mean stupidity, dulness, want of intelligence, or want of penetration, sharpness, vigour, or effectiveness in carrying out affairs.

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[an inf. n. (of بَلُدَ ) used as a subst.] (S, M, A) and بُلْدَةٌ and بَلْدَةٌ (M, TA) Stupidity, dulness, want of intelligence, (S, A,) or of penetration, sharpness, vigour, or effectiveness, in the performing of affairs. (M, TA.)
Nounبَالِدٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — remaining, staying, or dwelling in a country or placegenerated

1

Remaining, staying, abiding, or dwelling in a بَلَد [i. e. country, or town, etc.], or in a place.

1.1lasting; that does not cease, or fail, or pass away—تَالِدٌ بَالِدٌ

The first of these two words means old, and the second is [said to be] an imitative sequent.

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Remaining, staying, abiding, or dwelling, (S, Msb,) in a بَلَد [i. e. country, or town, &c.], (Msb,) or in a place. (S.) تَالِدٌ بَالِدٌ Lasting; that does not cease, or fail, or pass away: the former word signifies old; and the latter is [said to be] an imitative sequent. (TA.)
Nounأَبْلَدٌ4 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a man with a hairless space between his eyebrows; very stupid; of coarse makegenerated

1

A man having a space clear of hair between his eyebrows, or having eyebrows that are not joined; the same as أَبْلَجُ.

2more stupid than a bull—أَبْلَدُ مِنْ ثَوْرٍ

[More, and most, stupid, dull, wanting in intelligence, or in penetration, sharpness, vigour, or effectiveness in carrying out affairs: see بَلُدَ.]

2.1

See also بَلِيدٌ.

2.2

A man of large, big, gross, rude, or coarse make.

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A man having a space clear from hair between his eyebrows: or having eyebrows not joined: i. q. أَبْلَجُ . (S, M.) [More, and most, stupid, dull, wanting in intelligence, or in penetration, sharpness, vigour, or effectiveness, in the performing of affairs: see بَلُدَ .] You say, أَبْلَدُ مِنْ ثَوْرٍ [More stupid, &c., than a bull]. (A.) See also بَلِيدٌ . A man (S) of large, (S, K,) big, gross, rude, or coarse, (M,) make. (S, M, K.)
Nounمُبْلِدٌ1 sense

Core sense — old; said of a watering-trough or tankgenerated

1

This word, or مُبْلَدٌ: old; applied to a watering-trough or tank.

So in the words of a poet describing a watering-trough or tank:

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وَ مُبْلَدٍ بَيْنَ مَوْمَاةٍ بِمَهْلَكَةٍ

It is formed by transposition from مُلْبِدَ, which properly means cleaving to the ground; or the word is مُبْلَد or مُبْلِد, meaning abandoned, and worn, and no longer used, so that it threatens to fall to ruin.

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, (K,) or مُبْلَدٌ , (T,) Old; applied to a watering-trough or tank. (T, K.) So in the words of a poet, describing a watering-trough or tank, 1 formed by transposition from مُلْبِدَ , which [properly] means cleaving to the ground: (IAar, T, TA:) or it is مُبْلَد , (TA,) or مُبْلِد , (T,) which means abandoned, and worn, and no longer used, so that it threatens to fall to ruin. (T, TA.) وَ مُبْلَدٍ بَيْنَ مَوْمَاةٍ بِمَهْلَكَةٍ
Nounمَبْلُودٌ1 sense

Core sense — confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right coursegenerated

1

Confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course; an ism mafʿūl, but with no verb answering to it.

Or idiotic; deficient, or wanting, in intellect, or bereft of it. (Esh-Sheybánee)

Or unable to go on with his journey, his means having failed him, or the camel that bore him stopping with him from fatigue, or breaking down, or perishing, or some event befalling him so that he cannot move; all of these meanings refer to confusion or perplexity.

Or one whose modesty, or shame, or whose intellect, has left him; and so بَلِيدٌ.

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Confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course: [a pass. part. n., but] it has no verb answering to it: (M, TA:) or idiotic; deficient, or wanting, in intellect; or bereft thereof: (Esh-Sheybánee, M, K:) or unable to proceed in, or prosecute, his journey, his means having failed him, or his camel that bore him stopping with him from fatigue or breaking down or perishing, or an event befalling him so that he cannot move: (As, M:) all of these significations refer to confusion or perplexity: (M, L:) or one whose modesty, or shame, or whose intellect, has quitted him; as also بَلِيدٌ . (TA.)