بلع

العربية

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بلع¹

Where it comes from

From the root ب ل ع (b l ʕ), from Proto-Semitic *balVʕ-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *balVʕ-. Cognate with Hebrew בָּלַע (bālaʿ, “swallow, engulf”), Aramaic בְּלַע (“to swallow”), and Amharic በላ (bäla, “to eat”).

verb بَلَعَ · بَلِعَ · balaʕa · baliʕa · يَبْلَعُ · بَلْع

  1. to swallow

بلع²

Where it comes from

Causative of بَلَعَ (balaʕa, “to swallow”).

verb بَلَّعَ · ballaʕa · يُبَلِّعُ · تَبْلِيع · مُبَلِّع

  1. to make or cause to swallow

بلع³

noun بَلْع · balʕ · الْبَلْع · بَلْعٌ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of بَلَعَ (balaʕa) (form I)
  2. noun from verb verbal noun of بَلِعَ (baliʕa) (form I)
  3. swallowing, gulp

In English

  • swallow to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {بلع},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%B9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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