بلاط
Arabic
Etymology 1
From Aramaic פְּלַטְיָא (pəlaṭiyā), פַּלְטִיתָא (paləṭīṯā), from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa). Has a denominal root ب ل ط (b-l-ṭ). Cognate to Classical Syriac ܦܠܰܛܺܝܰܐ (pəlaṭiyā).
Noun
بَلَاط • (balāṭ) m (collective, singulative بَلَاطَة (balāṭa), paucal بَلَاطَات (balāṭāt), plural أَبْلِطَة (ʾabliṭa))
- tile, flagstone, slab, pavement
Declension
Declension of noun بَلَاط (balāṭ)
| Collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَلَاط balāṭ | الْبَلَاط al-balāṭ | بَلَاط balāṭ |
| Nominative | بَلَاطٌ balāṭun | الْبَلَاطُ al-balāṭu | بَلَاطُ balāṭu |
| Accusative | بَلَاطًا balāṭan | الْبَلَاطَ al-balāṭa | بَلَاطَ balāṭa |
| Genitive | بَلَاطٍ balāṭin | الْبَلَاطِ al-balāṭi | بَلَاطِ balāṭi |
| Singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَلَاطَة balāṭa | الْبَلَاطَة al-balāṭa | بَلَاطَة balāṭat |
| Nominative | بَلَاطَةٌ balāṭatun | الْبَلَاطَةُ al-balāṭatu | بَلَاطَةُ balāṭatu |
| Accusative | بَلَاطَةً balāṭatan | الْبَلَاطَةَ al-balāṭata | بَلَاطَةَ balāṭata |
| Genitive | بَلَاطَةٍ balāṭatin | الْبَلَاطَةِ al-balāṭati | بَلَاطَةِ balāṭati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | بَلَاطَتَيْن balāṭatayn | الْبَلَاطَتَيْن al-balāṭatayn | بَلَاطَتَيْ balāṭatay |
| Nominative | بَلَاطَتَانِ balāṭatāni | الْبَلَاطَتَانِ al-balāṭatāni | بَلَاطَتَا balāṭatā |
| Accusative | بَلَاطَتَيْنِ balāṭatayni | الْبَلَاطَتَيْنِ al-balāṭatayni | بَلَاطَتَيْ balāṭatay |
| Genitive | بَلَاطَتَيْنِ balāṭatayni | الْبَلَاطَتَيْنِ al-balāṭatayni | بَلَاطَتَيْ balāṭatay |
| Paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَلَاطَات balāṭāt | الْبَلَاطَات al-balāṭāt | بَلَاطَات balāṭāt |
| Nominative | بَلَاطَاتٌ balāṭātun | الْبَلَاطَاتُ al-balāṭātu | بَلَاطَاتُ balāṭātu |
| Accusative | بَلَاطَاتٍ balāṭātin | الْبَلَاطَاتِ al-balāṭāti | بَلَاطَاتِ balāṭāti |
| Genitive | بَلَاطَاتٍ balāṭātin | الْبَلَاطَاتِ al-balāṭāti | بَلَاطَاتِ balāṭāti |
| Plural of variety | broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَبْلِطَة ʾabliṭa | الْأَبْلِطَة al-ʾabliṭa | أَبْلِطَة ʾabliṭat |
| Nominative | أَبْلِطَةٌ ʾabliṭatun | الْأَبْلِطَةُ al-ʾabliṭatu | أَبْلِطَةُ ʾabliṭatu |
| Accusative | أَبْلِطَةً ʾabliṭatan | الْأَبْلِطَةَ al-ʾabliṭata | أَبْلِطَةَ ʾabliṭata |
| Genitive | أَبْلِطَةٍ ʾabliṭatin | الْأَبْلِطَةِ al-ʾabliṭati | أَبْلِطَةِ ʾabliṭati |
Etymology 2
From Aramaic פַּלָּטִין (palāṭīn), from Ancient Greek παλάτιον (palátion), from Latin palātium. Cognate to Classical Syriac ܦܰܠܰܛܺܝܢ (palaṭīn).
Noun
بَلَاط • (balāṭ) m (plural بَلَاطَات (balāṭāt))
- palace, court
- Synonym: قَصْر (qaṣr)
Declension
Declension of noun بَلَاط (balāṭ)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَلَاط balāṭ | الْبَلَاط al-balāṭ | بَلَاط balāṭ |
| Nominative | بَلَاطٌ balāṭun | الْبَلَاطُ al-balāṭu | بَلَاطُ balāṭu |
| Accusative | بَلَاطًا balāṭan | الْبَلَاطَ al-balāṭa | بَلَاطَ balāṭa |
| Genitive | بَلَاطٍ balāṭin | الْبَلَاطِ al-balāṭi | بَلَاطِ balāṭi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | بَلَاطَيْن balāṭayn | الْبَلَاطَيْن al-balāṭayn | بَلَاطَيْ balāṭay |
| Nominative | بَلَاطَانِ balāṭāni | الْبَلَاطَانِ al-balāṭāni | بَلَاطَا balāṭā |
| Accusative | بَلَاطَيْنِ balāṭayni | الْبَلَاطَيْنِ al-balāṭayni | بَلَاطَيْ balāṭay |
| Genitive | بَلَاطَيْنِ balāṭayni | الْبَلَاطَيْنِ al-balāṭayni | بَلَاطَيْ balāṭay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَلَاطَات balāṭāt | الْبَلَاطَات al-balāṭāt | بَلَاطَات balāṭāt |
| Nominative | بَلَاطَاتٌ balāṭātun | الْبَلَاطَاتُ al-balāṭātu | بَلَاطَاتُ balāṭātu |
| Accusative | بَلَاطَاتٍ balāṭātin | الْبَلَاطَاتِ al-balāṭāti | بَلَاطَاتِ balāṭāti |
| Genitive | بَلَاطَاتٍ balāṭātin | الْبَلَاطَاتِ al-balāṭāti | بَلَاطَاتِ balāṭāti |
References
- Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 281