بلاط

Arabic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ba.laːtˤ/
Rhymes: -aːtˤ

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 f (balāṭa), plural أَبْلِطَة (ʔabliṭa), paucal بَلَاطَات (balāṭāt))

tile, flagstone, slab, pavement

Declension

Declension of noun **بَلَاط** (balāṭ)
collective	basic collective triptote
collective	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)
singulative	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
paucal (3-10)	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)
plural of variety	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَبْلِطَة ʔabliṭa	الْأَبْلِطَة al-ʔabliṭa	أَبْلِطَة ʔabliṭat
nominative	أَبْلِطَةٌ ʔabliṭatun	الْأَبْلِطَةُ al-ʔabliṭatu	أَبْلِطَةُ ʔabliṭatu
accusative	أَبْلِطَةً ʔabliṭatan	الْأَبْلِطَةَ al-ʔabliṭata	أَبْلِطَةَ ʔabliṭata
genitive	أَبْلِطَةٍ ʔabliṭatin	الْأَبْلِطَةِ al-ʔabliṭati	أَبْلِطَةِ ʔabliṭati

Descendants

→ Greek: (Egyptiot) μπαλάτι (baláti)
→ Sicilian: balata, valata

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
singular	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
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