Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

بَلْبَلَ

Root: بل

Form: R. Q. 1

Full Definition

بَلْبَلَ
R. Q. 1 Verbal.Noun بَلْبَلَةٌ and بِلْبَالٌ, the latter with kesr, [but written in the CK with fet-h,] He put people in motion; and roused, or excited, them.
2 Also, Verbal.Noun بَلْبَلَةٌ, He scattered, dispersed, or put asunder, his goods, commodities, or householdutensils and furniture. (IAar, T, K. * [In the CK, والمَتاعُ is erroneously put for وَالمَتَاعِ.])
3 And He divided, or disunited, opinions.
4 And He [mixed or confounded or] made discordant the tongues, or languages, of a people.
5 [See also بَلْبَلَةٌ below.]


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