Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

بالط

Root: بلط

Form: 3

Full Definition

بالطIII The people, or company of men, alighted with the sons of such a one, each party to oppose the other, upon the ground: from بَلَاطٌ signifying the “ earth, ” or “ ground; ” or “ even, smooth ground. ” بالط القَوْمُ, Verbal.Noun مُبَالَطَةٌ, The people, or company of men, contended, one with another, in fight with swords, upon their feet; as also : مبالطة is only upon the ground; and you do not say تبالطوا when the people are riders.
2 بَالَطَنِى He fled from me, and went away in the land: or he left me; quitted me.


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