بِلَالٌ
Root: بل
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بِلَالٌ
: see بَلَلٌ, in four places.
2 Also Water; and so بُلَالٌ and بَلَالٌ . You say, مَا فِى سِقَائِهِ بِلَالٌ There is not in his skin any water: or anything whatever: and in like manner one
3 And Anything with which one moistens the fauces, of water or of milk: such is said to be its meaning.
4 And hence the saying, اِنْضَحُوا الرَّحِمَ بِبَلَالِهَا, i. e. صِلُوهَا بِصِلَتِهَا [Make ye close the ties of relationship by behaving with that goodness and affection and gentleness to kindred which those ties require: see بَلَّ رَحِمَهُ; and see also بَلَالِ].
2 Also Water; and so بُلَالٌ and بَلَالٌ . You say, مَا فِى سِقَائِهِ بِلَالٌ There is not in his skin any water: or anything whatever: and in like manner one
3 And Anything with which one moistens the fauces, of water or of milk: such is said to be its meaning.
4 And hence the saying, اِنْضَحُوا الرَّحِمَ بِبَلَالِهَا, i. e. صِلُوهَا بِصِلَتِهَا [Make ye close the ties of relationship by behaving with that goodness and affection and gentleness to kindred which those ties require: see بَلَّ رَحِمَهُ; and see also بَلَالِ].
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