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بَلَآءٌ

Root: بلو

Full Definition

بَلَآءٌ and and بَلِيَّةٌ and بِلْوَةٌ , with kesr, and بِلْيَةٌ , thus in the handwriting of Aboo-Zekereeyà, in the place of the third, substs. from بَلَاهُ ٱللّٰهُ, or from اِبْتَلَاهُ ٱللّٰهُ, [which is the same in meaning,] or from بَلَوْتُهُ, are one [in their signification; which is A trial, as meaning a probation, or a test; and as meaning particularly a trouble or an affliction of any kind by which one's patience or any other grace or virtue is tried, proved, or tested]; and the pl. of بَلِيَّةٌ is بَلَايَا, of the measure فَعَائِلُ changed to فَعَالَى: [or] بَلَآءٌ is [properly, or originally,] an Verbal.Noun, and signifies the act of trying, proving, or testing, by, or with, good, and by, or with, evil: it is evil and good: a trial, or an affliction, which is its original meaning; and a [probationary] benefit, favour, or blessing, or a [probationary] gift; the former of these requiring patience, and the latter being the greater of the two [as being commonly the more dangerous to the soul]; [but the latter meaning is generally indicated only by the addition of an epithet: thus] بَلَآءٌ حَسَنٌ means a great benefit, or favour, or blessing, of God; or a good gift of God: بَلَآءٌ also means grief; as though it tried the body: and the imposition of a difficult, or troublesome, thing; a requirement; an exaction; because it is difficult, or distressing, to the body; or because it is trying. بَلَآءِ (like قَطَامِ, S, K) is syn. with البَلَآءُ: occurring in the saying, نَزَلَتْ بَلَآءِ عَلَى الكُفَّارِ [Trial, or affliction, befell the unbelievers]: mentioned by El-Ahmar, as heard by him from the Arabs.


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