بَلَلٌ
Root: بل
Full Definition
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
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, which is of the dial. of Temeem, and
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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.)
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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