بلس
Arabic
Etymology 1
A borrowing from probably Old South Arabian, found also in Amharic / Tigrinya / Tigre / Gurage / Ge'ez በለስ (bäläs, “fig”) which passed into Saho በለስ (balas) and Blin በለሳ (bäläsa) and hapax in the Amos 7, 14 Hebrew בֹּולֵס (bōlēs, “nipping the unripe sycomore to further its ripening”, active participle); no further cognates are known if not Egyptian nbs (“Ziziphus spina-christi tree and fruit”) compared by Koehler-Baumgartner.
Pronunciation
Noun
بَلَس • (balas) m (collective, singulative بَلَسَة f (balasa)) (Yemen)
- fig (tree and fruit)
- Indian fig, prickly pear (plant and fruit)
Declension
| collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بَلَس balas |
الْبَلَس al-balas |
بَلَس balas |
| nominative | بَلَسٌ balasun |
الْبَلَسُ al-balasu |
بَلَسُ balasu |
| accusative | بَلَسًا balasan |
الْبَلَسَ al-balasa |
بَلَسَ balasa |
| genitive | بَلَسٍ balasin |
الْبَلَسِ al-balasi |
بَلَسِ balasi |
| singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بَلَسَة balasa |
الْبَلَسَة al-balasa |
بَلَسَة balasat |
| nominative | بَلَسَةٌ balasatun |
الْبَلَسَةُ al-balasatu |
بَلَسَةُ balasatu |
| accusative | بَلَسَةً balasatan |
الْبَلَسَةَ al-balasata |
بَلَسَةَ balasata |
| genitive | بَلَسَةٍ balasatin |
الْبَلَسَةِ al-balasati |
بَلَسَةِ balasati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | بَلَسَتَيْن balasatayn |
الْبَلَسَتَيْن al-balasatayn |
بَلَسَتَيْ balasatay |
| nominative | بَلَسَتَانِ balasatāni |
الْبَلَسَتَانِ al-balasatāni |
بَلَسَتَا balasatā |
| accusative | بَلَسَتَيْنِ balasatayni |
الْبَلَسَتَيْنِ al-balasatayni |
بَلَسَتَيْ balasatay |
| genitive | بَلَسَتَيْنِ balasatayni |
الْبَلَسَتَيْنِ al-balasatayni |
بَلَسَتَيْ balasatay |
| paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بَلَسَات balasāt |
الْبَلَسَات al-balasāt |
بَلَسَات balasāt |
| nominative | بَلَسَاتٌ balasātun |
الْبَلَسَاتُ al-balasātu |
بَلَسَاتُ balasātu |
| accusative | بَلَسَاتٍ balasātin |
الْبَلَسَاتِ al-balasāti |
بَلَسَاتِ balasāti |
| genitive | بَلَسَاتٍ balasātin |
الْبَلَسَاتِ al-balasāti |
بَلَسَاتِ balasāti |
Etymology 2
Elsewhere عَدَس (ʕadas), of which also Arabic عَلَس (ʕalas, “emmer”) is a variant.
Alternative forms
- بُلْسُن (bulsun), بِلْسِن (bilsin)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu.lus/, /buls/, /bils/
Noun
بُلُس or بُلْس or بِلْس • (bulus or buls or bils) m (collective, singulative بُلُسَة f (bulusa) or بُلْسَة (bulsa) or بِلْسَة (bilsa)) (Yemen)
Declension
| collective | basic collective triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بَلَس; بُلْس; بِلْس balas; buls; bils |
الْبَلَس; الْبُلْس; الْبِلْس al-balas; al-buls; al-bils |
بَلَس; بُلْس; بِلْس balas; buls; bils |
| nominative | بَلَسٌ; بُلْسٌ; بِلْسٌ balasun; bulsun; bilsun |
الْبَلَسُ; الْبُلْسُ; الْبِلْسُ al-balasu; al-bulsu; al-bilsu |
بَلَسُ; بُلْسُ; بِلْسُ balasu; bulsu; bilsu |
| accusative | بَلَسًا; بُلْسًا; بِلْسًا balasan; bulsan; bilsan |
الْبَلَسَ; الْبُلْسَ; الْبِلْسَ al-balasa; al-bulsa; al-bilsa |
بَلَسَ; بُلْسَ; بِلْسَ balasa; bulsa; bilsa |
| genitive | بَلَسٍ; بُلْسٍ; بِلْسٍ balasin; bulsin; bilsin |
الْبَلَسِ; الْبُلْسِ; الْبِلْسِ al-balasi; al-bulsi; al-bilsi |
بَلَسِ; بُلْسِ; بِلْسِ balasi; bulsi; bilsi |
| singulative | singulative triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بَلَسَة; بُلْسَة; بِلْسَة balasa; bulsa; bilsa |
الْبَلَسَة; الْبُلْسَة; الْبِلْسَة al-balasa; al-bulsa; al-bilsa |
بَلَسَة; بُلْسَة; بِلْسَة balasat; bulsat; bilsat |
| nominative | بَلَسَةٌ; بُلْسَةٌ; بِلْسَةٌ balasatun; bulsatun; bilsatun |
الْبَلَسَةُ; الْبُلْسَةُ; الْبِلْسَةُ al-balasatu; al-bulsatu; al-bilsatu |
بَلَسَةُ; بُلْسَةُ; بِلْسَةُ balasatu; bulsatu; bilsatu |
| accusative | بَلَسَةً; بُلْسَةً; بِلْسَةً balasatan; bulsatan; bilsatan |
الْبَلَسَةَ; الْبُلْسَةَ; الْبِلْسَةَ al-balasata; al-bulsata; al-bilsata |
بَلَسَةَ; بُلْسَةَ; بِلْسَةَ balasata; bulsata; bilsata |
| genitive | بَلَسَةٍ; بُلْسَةٍ; بِلْسَةٍ balasatin; bulsatin; bilsatin |
الْبَلَسَةِ; الْبُلْسَةِ; الْبِلْسَةِ al-balasati; al-bulsati; al-bilsati |
بَلَسَةِ; بُلْسَةِ; بِلْسَةِ balasati; bulsati; bilsati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | بَلَسَتَيْن; بُلْسَتَيْن; بِلْسَتَيْن balasatayn; bulsatayn; bilsatayn |
الْبَلَسَتَيْن; الْبُلْسَتَيْن; الْبِلْسَتَيْن al-balasatayn; al-bulsatayn; al-bilsatayn |
بَلَسَتَيْ; بُلْسَتَيْ; بِلْسَتَيْ balasatay; bulsatay; bilsatay |
| nominative | بَلَسَتَانِ; بُلْسَتَانِ; بِلْسَتَانِ balasatāni; bulsatāni; bilsatāni |
الْبَلَسَتَانِ; الْبُلْسَتَانِ; الْبِلْسَتَانِ al-balasatāni; al-bulsatāni; al-bilsatāni |
بَلَسَتَا; بُلْسَتَا; بِلْسَتَا balasatā; bulsatā; bilsatā |
| accusative | بَلَسَتَيْنِ; بُلْسَتَيْنِ; بِلْسَتَيْنِ balasatayni; bulsatayni; bilsatayni |
الْبَلَسَتَيْنِ; الْبُلْسَتَيْنِ; الْبِلْسَتَيْنِ al-balasatayni; al-bulsatayni; al-bilsatayni |
بَلَسَتَيْ; بُلْسَتَيْ; بِلْسَتَيْ balasatay; bulsatay; bilsatay |
| genitive | بَلَسَتَيْنِ; بُلْسَتَيْنِ; بِلْسَتَيْنِ balasatayni; bulsatayni; bilsatayni |
الْبَلَسَتَيْنِ; الْبُلْسَتَيْنِ; الْبِلْسَتَيْنِ al-balasatayni; al-bulsatayni; al-bilsatayni |
بَلَسَتَيْ; بُلْسَتَيْ; بِلْسَتَيْ balasatay; bulsatay; bilsatay |
| paucal (3-10) | sound feminine paucal | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بَلَسَات; بُلْسَات; بِلْسَات balasāt; bulsāt; bilsāt |
الْبَلَسَات; الْبُلْسَات; الْبِلْسَات al-balasāt; al-bulsāt; al-bilsāt |
بَلَسَات; بُلْسَات; بِلْسَات balasāt; bulsāt; bilsāt |
| nominative | بَلَسَاتٌ; بُلْسَاتٌ; بِلْسَاتٌ balasātun; bulsātun; bilsātun |
الْبَلَسَاتُ; الْبُلْسَاتُ; الْبِلْسَاتُ al-balasātu; al-bulsātu; al-bilsātu |
بَلَسَاتُ; بُلْسَاتُ; بِلْسَاتُ balasātu; bulsātu; bilsātu |
| accusative | بَلَسَاتٍ; بُلْسَاتٍ; بِلْسَاتٍ balasātin; bulsātin; bilsātin |
الْبَلَسَاتِ; الْبُلْسَاتِ; الْبِلْسَاتِ al-balasāti; al-bulsāti; al-bilsāti |
بَلَسَاتِ; بُلْسَاتِ; بِلْسَاتِ balasāti; bulsāti; bilsāti |
| genitive | بَلَسَاتٍ; بُلْسَاتٍ; بِلْسَاتٍ balasātin; bulsātin; bilsātin |
الْبَلَسَاتِ; الْبُلْسَاتِ; الْبِلْسَاتِ al-balasāti; al-bulsāti; al-bilsāti |
بَلَسَاتِ; بُلْسَاتِ; بِلْسَاتِ balasāti; bulsāti; bilsāti |
Descendants
- →? Amharic: ምስር (məssər)
- → Ge'ez: ብርስን (bərsən)
- → Saho: birsin
- → Tigre: ብርስን (bərsən)
- → Tigrinya: ብርስን (bərsən), ብርሱን (bərsun), ብርሽን (bəršən)
References
- Dillmann, August (1865) “በለስ”, in Lexicon linguae aethiopicae cum indice latino (in Latin), Leipzig: T. O. Weigel, column 487
- Freytag, Georg (1830) “بلس”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 152a
- Guidi, Ignazio (1879) Della sede primitiva dei popoli semitici (in Italian), Rome: Tipi del Salviucci, pages 35–36
- Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “بلس”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc[2] (in French), volume 1, Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, page 159b
- Lane, Edward William (1863-1893) “بلس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 248b.
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Burushaski
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [balas]
Noun
بَلَس (balas) ?
References
- Bechtholdt, Astrid (2025) “balas”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017.
Malay
Numeral
بلس