بلع

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Form 1بَلِعَهُ1 sense

muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarبَلْعٌ بَلْعَمَةٌ

Core sense — he swallowed itgenerated

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredhe swallowed it—بَلَعَهُ

or بَلَعٌ when the object is food, but بَلْعٌ when it is water or spittle.

maṣdars بَلْعٌ, ابتلعهُ, and تبلّعهُ.

he swallowed it—بَلْعَمَهُ

. See art. بلعم.

he is not fit to be a companion who does not swallow his spittle—لَا يَصْلُحُ رَفِيقًا مِنْ لمْ يَبْتَلِعْ رِيقًا

he ate the morsel—بَلْعَمَ اللُّقْمَةَ

[Meaning: who does not restrain his anger.]

See art. بلعم.

he did not chew the food—بَلَعَ الطَّعَامَ

[That is, he swallowed the food without chewing it.]

he did not chew the food—ابتلعهُ

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1

11:44

وَقِيلَ يَـٰٓأَرْضُ ٱبْلَعِى مَآءَكِ وَيَـٰسَمَآءُ أَقْلِعِى وَغِيضَ ٱلْمَآءُ وَقُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ وَٱسْتَوَتْ عَلَى ٱلْجُودِىِّ ۖ وَقِيلَ بُعْدًا لِّلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

Then the word went forth: "O earth! swallow up thy water, and O sky! Withhold (thy rain)!" and the water abated, and the matter was ended. The Ark rested on Mount Judi, and the word went forth: "Away with those who do wrong!"

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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, (S, Msb, K,) aor. بَلَعَ , (Msb, K,) inf. n. بَلْعٌ , (TA, [and the same is indicated in the K,]) or بَلَعٌ when the object is food, but بَلْعٌ when it is water or spittle; (Msb;) and بَلَعَهُ , aor. بَلَعَ , inf. n. بَلْعٌ ; (Msb;) and ابتلعهُ ; (S, Msb, K;) and تبلّعهُ ; (IAar;) and بَلْعَمَهُ , inf. n. بَلْعَمَةٌ ; (S * and TA in art. بلعم ;) He swallowed it. (IAar, TA.) It is said in a proverb, لَا يَصْلُحُ رَفِيقًا مِنْ لمْ يَبْتَلِعْ رِيقًا [He is not suitable, or fit, for being a companion who does not swallow his spittle; meaning, who does not restrain his anger]. (TA.) You say also, بَلْعَمَ اللُّقْمَةَ meaning He ate the morsel. (TA in art. بلعم .) And بَلَعَ الطَّعَامَ and ابتلعهُ also signify [He swallowed the food without chewing it;] he did not chew the food. (TA.)

Form 2بلّع الشَّيْبُ فِيهِ1 sense

maṣdarتَبْلِيعٌ

Core sense — hoariness began to appear on himgenerated

2.1hoariness began to appear on him, or on his head—فِى رَأْسِهِ

. Or: it rose; or it spread much. [See also بَلَّغَ.]

Hassán says: [Hoariness had begun to appear on me, and marred me]

shāhid

قَدْ بَلَّعَتْ بِى ذُرْأَةٌ فَأَلْحَفَتْ

He makes the verb transitive by بِ because it has the meaning of قَدْ آلَمَتْ [it had given pain, and that verb is made transitive in this way]; or he substitutes بِى for فِىَّ because of the metre, which would not be right if he said فِىَّ.

hoariness appeared on him—تبلّع فِيهِ الشَّيْبُ

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, (K,) or فِى رَأْسِهِ , (S, TA,) inf. n. تَبْلِيعٌ , (S, K,) Hoariness began to appear (S, K) upon him, (K,) or upon his head: (S:) or rose: (A, TA:) or spread much. (TA.) [See also بَلَّغَ .] Hassán says, 1 [Hoariness, or grayness, or the like, had begun to appear, &c., upon me, and marred me]; making the verb trans. by بِ because it has the meaning of قَدْ آلَمَتْ [it had given pain, and this verb is thus made trans.]; or substituting بِى for فِىَّ on account of the measure, which would not be right if he said فِىَّ . (TA.) You say also, تبلّع فِيهِ الشَّيْبُ Hoariness appeared upon him. (IAar.) قَدْ بَلَّعَتْ بِى ذُرْأَةٌ فَأَلْحَفَتْ

Form 4ابلعهُ الشَّىْءَ1 sense

Core sense — he made him swallow the thinggenerated

4.1give me time to swallow my spittle—أَبْلِعْنِى رِيقِى

He made him swallow the thing; or he enabled him to swallow the thing.

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(S, K, * TA) He made him to swallow the thing: (S, TA:) or he enabled him to swallow the thing. (K, * TA.) You say, أَبْلِعْنِى رِيقِى [Suffer thou me to swallow my spittle;] give thou me time to swallow my spittle. (K, TA.)

Form 5تَبَلَّعَ2 senses

Core sense — he swallowed it; hoariness began to appear on himgenerated

5.1

See form 1.

5.2

And see form 2.

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see 1: and 2.

Form 8إِبْتَلَعَ1 sense

Core sense — he swallowed itgenerated

8.1

See form 1, in three places.

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see 1, in three places.

Form Q. Q. 1بَلْعَمَ1 sense

Core sense — he swallowed it, he swallowed food without chewing itgenerated

Q. Q. 1.1

See form 1, in two places.

[The م in this word is generally held to be augmentative: see بَلْعَمٌ.]

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: see 1, in two places. [The م in this word is generally held to be augmentative: see بَلْعَمٌ .]

Derived nouns 20

Nounبُلَعٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a great eater; a Mansion of the Moon; the hole of a pulley's sheavegenerated

1voracious; a great eater—بُلَعَةٌ

voracious; a great eater—مِبْلَعٌ

voracious; a great eater—بَوْلَعٌ

Applied to a man: voracious; a great eater.

[بَلَّاعْ means the same.]

voracious; a great eater—هِبْلَعٌ

See art. هبلع; in this word the ه is said by some to be augmentative.

voracious; a great eater—هَبَلَّعٌ

voracious; a great eater—هِبْلَاعٌ

See art. هبلع.

Or: voracious, a great eater, who takes large mouthfuls and is wide in the حُنْجُور [apparently here meaning the fauces]. Lth; and see art. مبلع.

one who swallows everything, said of a woman—بُلَعَةٌ

a term of abuse used by the people of Syria—يَا بَلَّاعَ الأَيْرِ

[Apparently meaning يَا مَأْبُونُ.]

1.1one of the Mansions of the Moon; [namely, the twenty-third]—سَعْدُ بُلَعَ

The name is determinate, [the latter word imperfectly declinable.]

It rose [aurorally], as they assert, when God said, يَا أَرْضُ ٱبْلعِى مَآءَكِ [Kur 11:46].

It consists of two stars close together; or two stars straight in course, or close together and oblique; one of them dim, the other bright and called بَالِعٌ, as though it had swallowed the dim one and taken its light.

It rises [aurorally] on the last night but one [literally, with one night remaining] of كَانُون الآخِر [January, Old Style], and sets [aurorally] when one night of آب [August, Old Style] has passed.

[According to my calculation, it thus rose in Arabia about the beginning of the era of the Flight, on the 29th of January, Old Style, and set aurorally on the 30th of July. See مَنَازِلِ القَمَرِ in art. نزل, and see also سَعْدٌ.]

[When Saʿd-Bulaʿ rises aurorally]—إِذَا طَلَعَ سَعْدُ بُلَعْ اِقْتَحَمَ الرُّبَعْ وَ لَحِقَ الهُبَعْ وَصِيَدَ المُرَعْ وَصَارَ فِى الأَرْضِ لُمَعْ

The rhyming-proser of the Arabs continues: the رُبَع [or young camel brought forth in the season called رَبِيع, which is the beginning of the breeding-time] becomes strong and quick in his walk, but not strong enough for labour, and the هُبَع [or young camel brought forth at the end of the breeding-time] gains some strength and catches up with him, and the مُرَع, a kind of bird, is then, it seems, caught or snared, [and parts of the earth differing in colour from the rest become visible.]

Qur’ān 11:44 matched to Lane’s own quotation of it Lane cites “Kur xi. 46”

Qur’ān 11:44 Lane quotes this verse

2the hole in the pulley, or in the sheave with its apparatus—بُلَعَةُ

Also the hole, or perforation, of the بَكْرَة [or sheave of a pulley]; ism waḥda formed with ة. Or the hole in the قَامَة of the بَكْرَة [which here means the pulley, or the sheave with its apparatus].

Its plural is بُلَعٌ; [or that is an ism jamʿ.] So Az explained it, and this is the correct explanation.

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, applied to a man, Voracious; a great eater; as also بُلَعَةٌ and مِبْلَعٌ (K) and بَوْلَعٌ : (IAar, K:) [ بَلَّاعْ signifies the same:] and هِبْلَعٌ , (S and K in art. هبلع ,) in which the ه is said by some to be augmentative, (TA,) and هَبَلَّعٌ (Lth, K) and هِبْلَاعٌ , (IDrd, K,) also signify the same; (S in art. هبلع ;) or voracious, or a great eater, who takes large mouthfuls, and is wide in the حُنْجُور [app. here meaning the fauces]: (Lth, and K in art. مبلع :) and بُلَعَةٌ , applied to a woman, one who swallows everything. (Fr.) يَا بَلَّاعَ الأَيْرِ [app. meaning يَا مَأْبُونُ ] is an expression of vituperation used by the people of Syria. (TA.) سَعْدُ بُلَعَ , (Lth, S, K,) determinate, (Lth, K,) [the latter word imperfectly decl.,] One of the Mansions of the Moon; (S, K;) [namely, the Twenty-third;] which rose [aurorally], (S, K,) as they assert, (S,) when God said, يَا أَرْضُ ٱبْلعِى مَآءَكِ [Kur xi. 46]; (S, K;) consisting of two stars near together; (S;) or two stars, straight ( مُسْتَوِيَانِ ) in course, (IKt, K,) or near together and oblique; (TA;) one of them dim, and the other bright, and called بَالِعٌ , as though it swallowed the former, (IKt, K, TA,) namely, the dim one, and took its light: (TA:) it rises [aurorally] in the last night but one [lit. one night remaining] of كَانُون الآخِر [Jan., O. S.], and sets [aurorally] when one night has passed of آب [Aug., O. S.]. (IKt, K.) [Accord. to my calculation, it thus rose in Arabia about the commencement of the era of the Flight, on the 29th of Jan., O. S., and set aurorally on the 30th of July. See مَنَازِلِ القَمَرِ , in art. نزل : and see also سَعْدٌ .] The rhyming-proser of the Arabs says, إِذَا طَلَعَ سَعْدُ بُلَعْ اِقْتَحَمَ الرُّبَعْ وَ لَحِقَ الهُبَعْ وَصِيَدَ المُرَعْ وَصَارَ فِى الأَرْضِ لُمَعْ [When Saad-Bula' rises aurorally,] the رُبَع [or young camel brought forth in the season called رَبِيع , which is the beginning of the breeding-time,] becomes strong in his walk, and quick, but not strong to labour, and the هُبَع [or young camel brought forth in the end of the breeding-time] acquires some strength, and attains to him, and the مُرَع , a kind of bird, is then, it seems, caught, or snared, [and parts differing in colour from the rest become apparent in the earth.] (TA.) Also The hole, or perforation, of the بَكْرَة [or sheave of a pulley]: n. un. with ة : (K:) or the hole, or perforation, in the قَامَة of the بَكْرَة [which here means the pulley, or sheave with its apparatus]: (S:) or بُلَعَةُ has this latter signification; and بُلَعٌ is its pl.; [or is a coll. gen. n.;] so explained by Az; and this is the correct explanation. (Marginal note in a copy of the S.)

Nounبُلْعَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a gulp, as much as one swallows at once, of drinkgenerated

A gulp, or as much as one swallows at once, of drink; like جُرْعَةٌ.

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A gulp, or as much as one swallows at once, of beverage; like جُرْعَةٌ . (TA.)

Nounبُلَعَةٌ2 senses

Core sense — a woman who swallows everything; also a term of abusegenerated

As an adjective: see بُلَعٌ, in two places.

And as a noun: see the same word, last sentence.

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, as an epithet: see بُلَعٌ , in two places: and as a subst.: see the same, last sentence.

Nounبَلْعَمٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who eats much and swallows food violentlygenerated

Applied to a man: one who eats much and swallows food violently.

The م is augmentative, according to most authorities.

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, applied to a man, (S,) That eats much, and swallows food vehemently. (S, K *) The م is augmentative, (S,) accord. to most authorities. (TA.)

Nounبُلْعُمٌ1 sense

Core sense — the gullet, the passage of the foodgenerated

See the word that follows.

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: see what next follows.

Nounبُلْعُومٌ3 senses

Core sense — the gullet, oesophagus; a torrent entering the earth; whiteness on an ass's lipgenerated

1the passage of the food; the gullet, or oesophagus—بُلْعُمٌ

See art. بلعم. This shorter form is a contraction of the fuller one; the م is augmentative.

That is, the place where the food passes in the حَلْق.

the gullet, or oesophagus—مَبْلَعٌ

Or this last is the same as حَلْقٌ [which is properly the fauces; but by a synecdoche, the throat, or gullet]. [See an example under سُرْمٌ.]

Of the fuller form: a torrent entering into the earth, in ground of the kind called قُفّ. AHn; and see art. بلعم.

And the whiteness on the lip of the ass, at the extremity of the mouth. See art. بلعم.

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and بُلْعُمٌ ; (Msb, and S and K in art. بلعم ;) the latter a contraction of the former; the م augmentative; (Msb;) The place of passage of the food in the حَلْق ; (S, Msb, K, TA;) the gullet, or œsophagus; (S, Msb;) as also مَبْلَعٌ : (TA:) or this last, i. q. حَلْقٌ [which is properly the fauces; but by a synecdoche, the throat, or gullet]. (K.) [See an ex. voce سُرْمٌ .] Also, the first, A torrent, in ground such as is termed قُفّ , entering into the earth. (AHn, and K in art. بلعم .) And The whiteness that is upon the lip of the ass, (K in art. بلعم ,) at the extremity of the mouth- (TA in that art.)

Nounبَلُوعٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — a medicine that is swallowed; drink, or winegenerated

A noun meaning a medicine that is swallowed.

1.1

Drink; or wine; the same as شَرَابٌ.

2figurative · مجازa wide cooking-pot that swallows what is thrown into it—قِدْرٌ بَلُوعٌ

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a subst- signifying A medicine which is swallowed. (TA.) Beverage: or wine: syn. شَرَابٌ . (TA.) قِدْرٌ بَلُوعٌ A wide cooking-pot, (A, K, TA,) that swallows what is thrown into it. (A, TA.)

Nounبَلَّاعٌ1 sense

Core sense — voracious; a great eatergenerated

See بُلَعٌ, in two places.

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: see بُلَعٌ , in two places.

Nounبَلَّاعَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a sink-hole; a hole into which water descendsgenerated

See بَالُوعَةٌ.

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: see بَالُوعَةٌ .

Nounبَلُّوعَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a sink-hole; a hole into which water descendsgenerated

See بَالُوعَةٌ.

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: see بَالُوعَةٌ .

Nounبُلَّيْعَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a sink-hole; a hole into which water descendsgenerated

See بَالُوعَةٌ.

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: see بَالُوعَةٌ .

Nounبَالِعٌ1 sense

Core sense — swallowing, one who swallowsgenerated

See بُلَعٌ.

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: see بُلَعٌ .

Nounبَوْلَعٌ1 sense

Core sense — voracious; a great eatergenerated

See بُلَعٌ.

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: see بُلَعٌ .

Nounبَالُوعَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a sink-hole in the middle of a house; a well into which water runsgenerated

1a sink-hole in the middle of a house—بَلُّوعَةٌ

a sink-hole in the middle of a house—بَلَّاعَةٌ

a sink-hole in the middle of a house—بُلَّيْعَةٌ

The headword is of the dialect of El-Baṣrah.

A hole, or perforation, in the middle of a house; a sink-hole; a hole into which water descends. Or a well dug in the middle of a house, narrow at the top, into which the rain-water and the like run.

Plural [of the first] بَوَالِيعُ, and [of the others] بَلَالِيعُ.

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, (S, Msb, K,) of the dial. of El-Basrah, (TA,) and بَلُّوعَةٌ , (S, Msb, K,) and بَلَّاعَةٌ , (K,) and بُلَّيْعَةٌ , (TA,) A hole, or perforation, in the midst of a house; (S;) a sink-hole; a hole, or perforation, into which water descends: (Msb:) or a well that is dug (K, TA) in the midst of a house, (TA,) narrow at the head, into which run the rain-water and the like: (K, TA:) pl. [of the first] بَوَالِيعُ (Sgh, K) and [of the others] بَلَالِيعُ . (S, Sgh, K.)

Nounمَبْلَعٌ1 sense

Core sense — a place of swallowinggenerated

See بُلْعُومٌ.

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: see بُلْعُومٌ .

Nounمِبْلَعٌ1 sense

Core sense — a place of swallowinggenerated

See بُلَعٌ.

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: see بُلَعٌ .

Nounمُبْلَعَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a well lined with stones or baked bricks from the bottom to the brinkgenerated

A well cased with stones, or with baked bricks, from the bottom to the brink. From Ibn-ʿAbbād.

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A well ( رَكِيَّةٌ ) cased with stones, or with baked bricks, from the bottom to the brink: (O, TS, K:) from Ibn-' Abbád. (TA.)

Nounهِبْلَعٌ1 sense

Core sense — voracious; a great eatergenerated

See بُلَعٌ.

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: see بُلَعٌ .

Nounهَبَلَّعٌ1 sense

Core sense — voracious; a great eatergenerated

See بُلَعٌ.

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: see بُلَعٌ .

Nounهِبْلَاعٌ1 sense

Core sense — voracious; a great eatergenerated

See بُلَعٌ.

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: see بُلَعٌ .