بَلَلٌ

Root: بل

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بَلَلٌ Moisture; as also بِلَّةٌ and بِلَالٌ and بُلَالَةٌ [and several other dial. vars. occurring in phrases in this paragraph]: or بِلَّةٌ signifies an inferior, or inconsiderable, degree of moisture; (Lth, T, K; [an ambiguity in the K in this place has occasioned several mistakes in Freytag's Lex. voce بَلَلٌ;]) and بِلَالٌ is an anomalous pl. of this word; and is pl. also of بُلَّةٌ : and بُلَّانٌ, occurring in a verse cited above may be pl. of بَلَلٌ. [Using syns. of بَلَلٌ in the sense explained above,] you say, السِّقَآءَ عَلَى طَوَيْتُ, and , or , I folded the skin while it was moist, before it should break in pieces, or lest it should break in pieces. And [hence,] طَوَيْتُ فُلَانًا عَلَى , and , and , and , and , and , and , and , and , and , which is of the dial. of Temeem, and , I bore with, suffered, or tolerated, such a one, notwithstanding his vice, or fault, and evil conduct: or [so in the M and K, but in the S “ and, ”] I treated him with gentleness, or blandishment, while some love, or affection, remained in him; and this is the true meaning; and in like manner, عَلَى بِلَالٌ نَفْسِهِ. And طَوَاهُ عَلَى , and , He feigned himself heedless of, or inattentive to, his vice, or fault; like as one folds a skin upon its fault [to conceal that fault]. And اِنْصَرَفَ القَوْمَ, and , and , The people, or company of men, turned away, or back, having some good, or somewhat good, remaining, in them, or among them; expl. by وَفِيهِمْ بَقِيَّةٌ [in which the last word generally implies something good; as, for instance, in the Kur xi. 118]: or, in a good state, or condition: or this latter is meant when one says, بِبُلُلَتِهِمْ.
2 Abundance of herbage; or of the goods, conveniences, or comforts, of life.
3 See also بَلٌّ.
4 مَا أَحْسَنَ بَلَلَهُ How good is his adornment of himself! or his manner of undertaking a task, or taking upon himself a responsibility! (K: expl. in some copies by تَجَمُّلَهُ; and so in the TA: in others by تَحَمُّلَهُ.)

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