بالغ
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ب ل غ (b-l-ḡ); compare بَلَغَ (balaḡa, “to reach, to arrive, to come to, to amount to”).
Verb
بَالَغَ • (bālaḡa) III, non-past يُبَالِغُ (yubāliḡu)
- to exaggerate, to overdo (with فِي (fī))
- to do one’s utmost, to go to the greatest lengths
Conjugation
Conjugation of
بَالَغَ
(form-III sound)| verbal noun الْمَصْدَر | مُبَالَغَة mubālaḡa | |||||||||||
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| active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل | مُبَالِغ mubāliḡ | |||||||||||
| passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول | مُبَالَغ mubālaḡ | |||||||||||
| active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | بَالَغْتُ bālaḡtu | بَالَغْتَ bālaḡta | بَالَغَ bālaḡa | بَالَغْتُمَا bālaḡtumā | بَالَغَا bālaḡā | بَالَغْنَا bālaḡnā | بَالَغْتُمْ bālaḡtum | بَالَغُوا bālaḡū | |||
| f | بَالَغْتِ bālaḡti | بَالَغَتْ bālaḡat | بَالَغَتَا bālaḡatā | بَالَغْتُنَّ bālaḡtunna | بَالَغْنَ bālaḡna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أُبَالِغُ ʾubāliḡu | تُبَالِغُ tubāliḡu | يُبَالِغُ yubāliḡu | تُبَالِغَانِ tubāliḡāni | يُبَالِغَانِ yubāliḡāni | نُبَالِغُ nubāliḡu | تُبَالِغُونَ tubāliḡūna | يُبَالِغُونَ yubāliḡūna | |||
| f | تُبَالِغِينَ tubāliḡīna | تُبَالِغُ tubāliḡu | تُبَالِغَانِ tubāliḡāni | تُبَالِغْنَ tubāliḡna | يُبَالِغْنَ yubāliḡna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أُبَالِغَ ʾubāliḡa | تُبَالِغَ tubāliḡa | يُبَالِغَ yubāliḡa | تُبَالِغَا tubāliḡā | يُبَالِغَا yubāliḡā | نُبَالِغَ nubāliḡa | تُبَالِغُوا tubāliḡū | يُبَالِغُوا yubāliḡū | |||
| f | تُبَالِغِي tubāliḡī | تُبَالِغَ tubāliḡa | تُبَالِغَا tubāliḡā | تُبَالِغْنَ tubāliḡna | يُبَالِغْنَ yubāliḡna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أُبَالِغْ ʾubāliḡ | تُبَالِغْ tubāliḡ | يُبَالِغْ yubāliḡ | تُبَالِغَا tubāliḡā | يُبَالِغَا yubāliḡā | نُبَالِغْ nubāliḡ | تُبَالِغُوا tubāliḡū | يُبَالِغُوا yubāliḡū | |||
| f | تُبَالِغِي tubāliḡī | تُبَالِغْ tubāliḡ | تُبَالِغَا tubāliḡā | تُبَالِغْنَ tubāliḡna | يُبَالِغْنَ yubāliḡna | |||||||
| imperative الْأَمْر | m | بَالِغْ bāliḡ | بَالِغَا bāliḡā | بَالِغُوا bāliḡū | ||||||||
| f | بَالِغِي bāliḡī | بَالِغْنَ bāliḡna | ||||||||||
| passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
| singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
| 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
| past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | — | — | بُولِغَ būliḡa | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | — | — | يُبَالَغُ yubālaḡu | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | — | — | يُبَالَغَ yubālaḡa | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | — | — | يُبَالَغْ yubālaḡ | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Etymology 2
Derived from the active participle of the verb بَلَغَ (balaḡa, “to reach, to arrive, to come to, to amount to”), from the root ب ل غ (b-l-ḡ).
Participle
بَالِغٌ • (bāliḡun) (form VI, feminine بَالِغَةٌ (bāliḡatun), masculine plural بَالِغُونَ (bāliḡūna), feminine plural بَالِغَاتٌ (bāliḡātun))
- active participle of بَلَغَ (balaḡa)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 65:3:
- إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَالِغُ أَمْرِهِ
- ʾinna l-laha bāliḡu ʾamrihi
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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Declension
Declension of adjective بَالِغ (bāliḡ)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَالِغ bāliḡ | الْبَالِغ al-bāliḡ | بَالِغ bāliḡ | بَالِغَة bāliḡa | الْبَالِغَة al-bāliḡa | بَالِغَة bāliḡat |
| Nominative | بَالِغٌ bāliḡun | الْبَالِغُ al-bāliḡu | بَالِغُ bāliḡu | بَالِغَةٌ bāliḡatun | الْبَالِغَةُ al-bāliḡatu | بَالِغَةُ bāliḡatu |
| Accusative | بَالِغًا bāliḡan | الْبَالِغَ al-bāliḡa | بَالِغَ bāliḡa | بَالِغَةً bāliḡatan | الْبَالِغَةَ al-bāliḡata | بَالِغَةَ bāliḡata |
| Genitive | بَالِغٍ bāliḡin | الْبَالِغِ al-bāliḡi | بَالِغِ bāliḡi | بَالِغَةٍ bāliḡatin | الْبَالِغَةِ al-bāliḡati | بَالِغَةِ bāliḡati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَالِغَيْن bāliḡayn | الْبَالِغَيْن al-bāliḡayn | بَالِغَيْ bāliḡay | بَالِغَتَيْن bāliḡatayn | الْبَالِغَتَيْن al-bāliḡatayn | بَالِغَتَيْ bāliḡatay |
| Nominative | بَالِغَانِ bāliḡāni | الْبَالِغَانِ al-bāliḡāni | بَالِغَا bāliḡā | بَالِغَتَانِ bāliḡatāni | الْبَالِغَتَانِ al-bāliḡatāni | بَالِغَتَا bāliḡatā |
| Accusative | بَالِغَيْنِ bāliḡayni | الْبَالِغَيْنِ al-bāliḡayni | بَالِغَيْ bāliḡay | بَالِغَتَيْنِ bāliḡatayni | الْبَالِغَتَيْنِ al-bāliḡatayni | بَالِغَتَيْ bāliḡatay |
| Genitive | بَالِغَيْنِ bāliḡayni | الْبَالِغَيْنِ al-bāliḡayni | بَالِغَيْ bāliḡay | بَالِغَتَيْنِ bāliḡatayni | الْبَالِغَتَيْنِ al-bāliḡatayni | بَالِغَتَيْ bāliḡatay |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَالِغِين bāliḡīn | الْبَالِغِين al-bāliḡīn | بَالِغِي bāliḡī | بَالِغَات bāliḡāt | الْبَالِغَات al-bāliḡāt | بَالِغَات bāliḡāt |
| Nominative | بَالِغُونَ bāliḡūna | الْبَالِغُونَ al-bāliḡūna | بَالِغُو bāliḡū | بَالِغَاتٌ bāliḡātun | الْبَالِغَاتُ al-bāliḡātu | بَالِغَاتُ bāliḡātu |
| Accusative | بَالِغِينَ bāliḡīna | الْبَالِغِينَ al-bāliḡīna | بَالِغِي bāliḡī | بَالِغَاتٍ bāliḡātin | الْبَالِغَاتِ al-bāliḡāti | بَالِغَاتِ bāliḡāti |
| Genitive | بَالِغِينَ bāliḡīna | الْبَالِغِينَ al-bāliḡīna | بَالِغِي bāliḡī | بَالِغَاتٍ bāliḡātin | الْبَالِغَاتِ al-bāliḡāti | بَالِغَاتِ bāliḡāti |
Adjective
بَالِغ • (bāliḡ) (feminine بَالِغَة (bāliḡa), masculine plural بَالِغُونَ (bāliḡūna), feminine plural بَالِغَات (bāliḡāt))
- (superlative form) extensive, far-reaching
- considerable, profound, serious
- intense, high, extreme, strong
- (of feelings) violent, vehement
Declension
Declension of adjective بَالِغ (bāliḡ)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | بَالِغ bāliḡ | الْبَالِغ al-bāliḡ | بَالِغَة bāliḡa | الْبَالِغَة al-bāliḡa |
| Nominative | بَالِغٌ bāliḡun | الْبَالِغُ al-bāliḡu | بَالِغَةٌ bāliḡatun | الْبَالِغَةُ al-bāliḡatu |
| Accusative | بَالِغًا bāliḡan | الْبَالِغَ al-bāliḡa | بَالِغَةً bāliḡatan | الْبَالِغَةَ al-bāliḡata |
| Genitive | بَالِغٍ bāliḡin | الْبَالِغِ al-bāliḡi | بَالِغَةٍ bāliḡatin | الْبَالِغَةِ al-bāliḡati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | بَالِغَيْن bāliḡayn | الْبَالِغَيْن al-bāliḡayn | بَالِغَتَيْن bāliḡatayn | الْبَالِغَتَيْن al-bāliḡatayn |
| Nominative | بَالِغَانِ bāliḡāni | الْبَالِغَانِ al-bāliḡāni | بَالِغَتَانِ bāliḡatāni | الْبَالِغَتَانِ al-bāliḡatāni |
| Accusative | بَالِغَيْنِ bāliḡayni | الْبَالِغَيْنِ al-bāliḡayni | بَالِغَتَيْنِ bāliḡatayni | الْبَالِغَتَيْنِ al-bāliḡatayni |
| Genitive | بَالِغَيْنِ bāliḡayni | الْبَالِغَيْنِ al-bāliḡayni | بَالِغَتَيْنِ bāliḡatayni | الْبَالِغَتَيْنِ al-bāliḡatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | بَالِغِين bāliḡīn | الْبَالِغِين al-bāliḡīn | بَالِغَات bāliḡāt | الْبَالِغَات al-bāliḡāt |
| Nominative | بَالِغُونَ bāliḡūna | الْبَالِغُونَ al-bāliḡūna | بَالِغَاتٌ bāliḡātun | الْبَالِغَاتُ al-bāliḡātu |
| Accusative | بَالِغِينَ bāliḡīna | الْبَالِغِينَ al-bāliḡīna | بَالِغَاتٍ bāliḡātin | الْبَالِغَاتِ al-bāliḡāti |
| Genitive | بَالِغِينَ bāliḡīna | الْبَالِغِينَ al-bāliḡīna | بَالِغَاتٍ bāliḡātin | الْبَالِغَاتِ al-bāliḡāti |
Adjective
بَالِغ • (bāliḡ) (feminine بَالِغَة (bāliḡa) or بَالِغ (bāliḡ), masculine plural بَالِغُونَ (bāliḡūna), feminine plural بَالِغَات (bāliḡāt))
- one who has reached puberty; pubescent, mature, of age, in one’s majority, adult
- Synonym: رَاشِد (rāšid)
Declension
Declension of adjective بَالِغ (bāliḡ)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a); basic singular triptote | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | بَالِغ bāliḡ | الْبَالِغ al-bāliḡ | بَالِغَة; بَالِغ bāliḡa; bāliḡ | الْبَالِغَة; الْبَالِغ al-bāliḡa; al-bāliḡ |
| Nominative | بَالِغٌ bāliḡun | الْبَالِغُ al-bāliḡu | بَالِغَةٌ; بَالِغٌ bāliḡatun; bāliḡun | الْبَالِغَةُ; الْبَالِغُ al-bāliḡatu; al-bāliḡu |
| Accusative | بَالِغًا bāliḡan | الْبَالِغَ al-bāliḡa | بَالِغَةً; بَالِغًا bāliḡatan; bāliḡan | الْبَالِغَةَ; الْبَالِغَ al-bāliḡata; al-bāliḡa |
| Genitive | بَالِغٍ bāliḡin | الْبَالِغِ al-bāliḡi | بَالِغَةٍ; بَالِغٍ bāliḡatin; bāliḡin | الْبَالِغَةِ; الْبَالِغِ al-bāliḡati; al-bāliḡi |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | بَالِغَيْن bāliḡayn | الْبَالِغَيْن al-bāliḡayn | بَالِغَتَيْن; بَالِغَيْن bāliḡatayn; bāliḡayn | الْبَالِغَتَيْن; الْبَالِغَيْن al-bāliḡatayn; al-bāliḡayn |
| Nominative | بَالِغَانِ bāliḡāni | الْبَالِغَانِ al-bāliḡāni | بَالِغَتَانِ; بَالِغَانِ bāliḡatāni; bāliḡāni | الْبَالِغَتَانِ; الْبَالِغَانِ al-bāliḡatāni; al-bāliḡāni |
| Accusative | بَالِغَيْنِ bāliḡayni | الْبَالِغَيْنِ al-bāliḡayni | بَالِغَتَيْنِ; بَالِغَيْنِ bāliḡatayni; bāliḡayni | الْبَالِغَتَيْنِ; الْبَالِغَيْنِ al-bāliḡatayni; al-bāliḡayni |
| Genitive | بَالِغَيْنِ bāliḡayni | الْبَالِغَيْنِ al-bāliḡayni | بَالِغَتَيْنِ; بَالِغَيْنِ bāliḡatayni; bāliḡayni | الْبَالِغَتَيْنِ; الْبَالِغَيْنِ al-bāliḡatayni; al-bāliḡayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | بَالِغِين bāliḡīn | الْبَالِغِين al-bāliḡīn | بَالِغَات bāliḡāt | الْبَالِغَات al-bāliḡāt |
| Nominative | بَالِغُونَ bāliḡūna | الْبَالِغُونَ al-bāliḡūna | بَالِغَاتٌ bāliḡātun | الْبَالِغَاتُ al-bāliḡātu |
| Accusative | بَالِغِينَ bāliḡīna | الْبَالِغِينَ al-bāliḡīna | بَالِغَاتٍ bāliḡātin | الْبَالِغَاتِ al-bāliḡāti |
| Genitive | بَالِغِينَ bāliḡīna | الْبَالِغِينَ al-bāliḡīna | بَالِغَاتٍ bāliḡātin | الْبَالِغَاتِ al-bāliḡāti |
Descendants
- → Malay: baligh
- Indonesian: balig
Malay
Noun
بالغ (plural بالغ-بالغ or بالغ۲, informal 1st possessive بالغکو, 2nd possessive بالغمو, 3rd possessive بالغڽ)
- Jawi spelling of baligh
Adjective
بالغ
- Jawi spelling of baligh
Persian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic بَالِغ (bāliḡ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɒːˈleɣ/
Adjective
بالغ • (bâleğ) (comparative بالغتَر (bâleğ-tar), superlative بالغتَرین (bâleğ-tarin))
- adult
- mature
- ripe
- in one's majority
Noun
بالغ • (bâleğ) (plural بالغان (bâleğân) or بالغها (bâleğ-hâ))
- adult
Related terms
- نا بالغ (nâ-bâleğ)
- بالغ شدن (bâleğ šodan)
- مبالغه (mobâleğe)
Etymology 2
From an Eastern Iranian language. Probably cognate with Sanskrit पात्र (pātra). Also perhaps akin to Turkish bardak, an Iranian borrowing.
Noun
بالغ • (bâloğ)
- (Transoxianan, obsolete) drinking horn
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ب ل غ |
Etymology
From Arabic بَالَغَ (bālaḡa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baː.laɣ/, [ˈbæː.laɣ]
Audio (al-Lidd) (file)
Verb
بالغ • (bālaḡ) (form III, present ببالغ (bibāleḡ))
- to exaggerate
- Synonym: كبّر (kabbar)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of بالغ (bālaḡ) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| past | m | بالغت (bālaḡt) | بالغت (bālaḡt) | بالغ (bālaḡ) | بالغنا (bālaḡna) | بالغتو (bālaḡtu) | بالغو (bālaḡu) | |
| f | بالغتي (bālaḡti) | بالغت (bālaḡat) | ||||||
| present | m | ببالغ (babāleḡ) | بتبالغ (bitbāleḡ) | ببالغ (bibāleḡ) | منبالغ (minbāleḡ) | بتبالغو (bitbālḡu) | ببالغو (bibālḡu) | |
| f | بتبالغي (bitbālḡi) | بتبالغ (bitbāleḡ) | ||||||
| subjunctive | m | ابالغ (abāleḡ) | تبالغ (tbāleḡ) | يبالغ (ybāleḡ) | نبالغ (nbāleḡ) | تبالغو (tbālḡu) | يبالغو (ybālḡu) | |
| f | تبالغي (tbālḡi) | تبالغ (tbāleḡ) | ||||||
| imperative | m | بالغ (bāleḡ) | بالغو (bālḡu) | |||||
| f | بالغي (bālḡi) | |||||||
Urdu
Etymology
From Arabic بالغ (bāliğ).
Noun
بالغ • (bāliğ)
- adult, mature
Ushojo
Etymology
From Urdu بالغ (bāliğ).
Noun
بالِغ (bāliğ)
- adult, mature
- young