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بلّد

Root: بلد

Form: 2

Full Definition

بلّدII , Verbal.Noun تَبْلِيدٌ, He remained, stayed, or abode; [like بَلَدَ;] or cast, or laid, himself down upon the ground; syn. ضَرَبَ بِنَفْسِهِ الأَرْضَ: or he did so by reason of fatigue. See also بَلِدُوا.
2 He became languid, and affected laziness, after being brisk, lively, or sprightly.
3 He was impotent in work, and was weak; and so even in bounty, or liberality, or in running.
4 He failed to outstrip in running. [See also بَلُدَ.]
5 He was niggardly, or avaricious; was not liberal, nor generous. [And hence,] بَلَّدَتِ السَّحَابَةُ, or بَلَدَ السَّحَابُ, [but the latter is probably imperfectly transcribed,] The cloud, or clouds, gave no rain.
6 He did not apply himself rightly to anything.

def.2 بَلَّدَتِ الجِبَالِ The mountains appeared low to the eye by reason of the darkness of the night: so in the L, confirmed by a citation from a poet: in the A, البِلَادُ The countries, or regions, appeared short [in extent] to the eye by reason of the darkness of the night.
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