بالغ
Root: بلغ
Form: 3
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بالغIII
, Verbal.Noun مُبَالَغَةٌ and بِلَاغٌ, He exceeded the usual, or ordinary, or the just, or proper, bounds, or degree, in a thing; acted egregiously, or immoderately, or extravagantly, therein: he strove, or laboured; exerted himself, or his power or efforts or endeavours or ability; employed himself vigorously, strenuously, laboriously, sedulously, earnestly, with energy or effectiveness; took pains, or extraordinary pains: he did not fall short of doing what was requisite, or what he ought; did not flag, or was not remiss: he exerted unsparingly his power or ability, or effort or endeavour, or the utmost thereof: he accomplished, or did, or attained, the utmost of his power or ability, or effort or endeavour; he did his utmost: فِى أَمْرٍ [in an affair]: or فِى كَذَا, meaning in the pursuit of such a thing. [بالغ فِى كَذَا may be rendered as above, or He did such a thing much, exceedingly, egregiously, extraordinarily, immoderately, extravagantly, excessively, vehemently, energetically, superlatively, excellently, consummately, thoroughly. Hence مُبَالَغَةٌ in explanations of words; meaning Intensiveness; muchness; extraordinariness; excessiveness; vehemence; energy; emphasis; hyperbole; &c.; and sometimes, frequentative signification. Thus, إِسْمُ مُبَالَغَةٍ means A noun of intensiveness; or an intensive epithet: as شَكُورٌ “ very thankful, ” or “ very grateful; ” and حَمَّادٌ “ a great praiser, ” or “ a frequent praiser. ”]
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