بلور

Arabic

بلَّور (sense 2)

Etymology 1.1

Borrowed from Classical Persian (billōr).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bil.lawr/

Noun

بِلَّوْر • (billawr) m (collective, singulative بِلَّوْرَة f (billawra))

crystal
rock crystal, quartz (originally)

Declension

Declension of noun **بِلَّوْر** (billawr)
collective	basic collective triptote
collective	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بِلَّوْر billawr	الْبِلَّوْر al-billawr	بِلَّوْر billawr
nominative	بِلَّوْرٌ billawrun	الْبِلَّوْرُ al-billawru	بِلَّوْرُ billawru
accusative	بِلَّوْرًا billawran	الْبِلَّوْرَ al-billawra	بِلَّوْرَ billawra
genitive	بِلَّوْرٍ billawrin	الْبِلَّوْرِ al-billawri	بِلَّوْرِ billawri
singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
singulative	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بِلَّوْرَة billawra	الْبِلَّوْرَة al-billawra	بِلَّوْرَة billawrat
nominative	بِلَّوْرَةٌ billawratun	الْبِلَّوْرَةُ al-billawratu	بِلَّوْرَةُ billawratu
accusative	بِلَّوْرَةً billawratan	الْبِلَّوْرَةَ al-billawrata	بِلَّوْرَةَ billawrata
genitive	بِلَّوْرَةٍ billawratin	الْبِلَّوْرَةِ al-billawrati	بِلَّوْرَةِ billawrati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بِلَّوْرَتَيْن billawratayn	الْبِلَّوْرَتَيْن al-billawratayn	بِلَّوْرَتَيْ billawratay
nominative	بِلَّوْرَتَانِ billawratāni	الْبِلَّوْرَتَانِ al-billawratāni	بِلَّوْرَتَا billawratā
accusative	بِلَّوْرَتَيْنِ billawratayni	الْبِلَّوْرَتَيْنِ al-billawratayni	بِلَّوْرَتَيْ billawratay
genitive	بِلَّوْرَتَيْنِ billawratayni	الْبِلَّوْرَتَيْنِ al-billawratayni	بِلَّوْرَتَيْ billawratay
paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
paucal (3-10)	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بِلَّوْرَات billawrāt	الْبِلَّوْرَات al-billawrāt	بِلَّوْرَات billawrāt
nominative	بِلَّوْرَاتٌ billawrātun	الْبِلَّوْرَاتُ al-billawrātu	بِلَّوْرَاتُ billawrātu
accusative	بِلَّوْرَاتٍ billawrātin	الْبِلَّوْرَاتِ al-billawrāti	بِلَّوْرَاتِ billawrāti
genitive	بِلَّوْرَاتٍ billawrātin	الْبِلَّوْرَاتِ al-billawrāti	بِلَّوْرَاتِ billawrāti

Descendants

Egyptian Arabic: بلور (ballūr), بنور (bannūr)
Moroccan Arabic: بلار (ballār)
→ Amharic: በሉር (bälur)
→ Middle Armenian: պլօր (plōr), պիլօր (pilōr)
→ Galician: abelorio
→ Ge'ez: ብሉር (bəlur)
→ Gujarati: બિલોર (bilor)
→ Hindi: बिल्लौर (billaur)
→ Ottoman Turkish: بلور (billur)
- Turkish: billur
- → Bulgarian: билю́р (biljúr)
- → Serbo-Croatian: bìljūr / бѝљӯр
- → Crimean Tatar: billur
→ Punjabi: ਬਲੌਰ (balaur)
→ Portuguese: avelório
→ Spanish: abalorio
→ Swahili: bilauri
→ Tigre: በሉር (bälur), በኑር (bänur)
→ Uzbek: billur

Etymology 1.2

Root
ب ل و ر (b l w r)
2 terms

Denominal verb of بِلَّوْر (billawr).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bal.wa.ra/

Verb

بَلْوَرَ • (balwara) Iq (non-past يُبَلْوِرُ (yubalwiru), verbal noun بَلْوَرَة (balwara)) (transitive)

to clarify, to outline, to illustrate
to crystallize

Conjugation

Conjugation of **بَلْوَرَ** (Iq, sound, full passive, verbal noun *بَلْوَرَة*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					بَلْوَرَة balwara
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُبَلْوِر mubalwir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُبَلْوَر mubalwar
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بَلْوَرْتُ balwartu	بَلْوَرْتَ balwarta	بَلْوَرَ balwara	بَلْوَرْتُمَا balwartumā	بَلْوَرَا balwarā	بَلْوَرْنَا balwarnā	بَلْوَرْتُمْ balwartum	بَلْوَرُوا balwarū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	بَلْوَرْتُ balwartu	بَلْوَرْتِ balwarti	بَلْوَرَتْ balwarat	بَلْوَرْتُمَا balwartumā	بَلْوَرَتَا balwaratā	بَلْوَرْنَا balwarnā	بَلْوَرْتُنَّ balwartunna	بَلْوَرْنَ balwarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَلْوِرُ ʔubalwiru	تُبَلْوِرُ tubalwiru	يُبَلْوِرُ yubalwiru	تُبَلْوِرَانِ tubalwirāni	يُبَلْوِرَانِ yubalwirāni	نُبَلْوِرُ nubalwiru	تُبَلْوِرُونَ tubalwirūna	يُبَلْوِرُونَ yubalwirūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُبَلْوِرُ ʔubalwiru	تُبَلْوِرِينَ tubalwirīna	تُبَلْوِرُ tubalwiru	تُبَلْوِرَانِ tubalwirāni	تُبَلْوِرَانِ tubalwirāni	نُبَلْوِرُ nubalwiru	تُبَلْوِرْنَ tubalwirna	يُبَلْوِرْنَ yubalwirna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَلْوِرَ ʔubalwira	تُبَلْوِرَ tubalwira	يُبَلْوِرَ yubalwira	تُبَلْوِرَا tubalwirā	يُبَلْوِرَا yubalwirā	نُبَلْوِرَ nubalwira	تُبَلْوِرُوا tubalwirū	يُبَلْوِرُوا yubalwirū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُبَلْوِرَ ʔubalwira	تُبَلْوِرِي tubalwirī	تُبَلْوِرَ tubalwira	تُبَلْوِرَا tubalwirā	تُبَلْوِرَا tubalwirā	نُبَلْوِرَ nubalwira	تُبَلْوِرْنَ tubalwirna	يُبَلْوِرْنَ yubalwirna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَلْوِرْ ʔubalwir	تُبَلْوِرْ tubalwir	يُبَلْوِرْ yubalwir	تُبَلْوِرَا tubalwirā	يُبَلْوِرَا yubalwirā	نُبَلْوِرْ nubalwir	تُبَلْوِرُوا tubalwirū	يُبَلْوِرُوا yubalwirū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُبَلْوِرْ ʔubalwir	تُبَلْوِرِي tubalwirī	تُبَلْوِرْ tubalwir	تُبَلْوِرَا tubalwirā	تُبَلْوِرَا tubalwirā	نُبَلْوِرْ nubalwir	تُبَلْوِرْنَ tubalwirna	يُبَلْوِرْنَ yubalwirna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		بَلْوِرْ balwir		بَلْوِرَا balwirā			بَلْوِرُوا balwirū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		بَلْوِرِي balwirī		بَلْوِرَا balwirā			بَلْوِرْنَ balwirna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بُلْوِرْتُ bulwirtu	بُلْوِرْتَ bulwirta	بُلْوِرَ bulwira	بُلْوِرْتُمَا bulwirtumā	بُلْوِرَا bulwirā	بُلْوِرْنَا bulwirnā	بُلْوِرْتُمْ bulwirtum	بُلْوِرُوا bulwirū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	بُلْوِرْتُ bulwirtu	بُلْوِرْتِ bulwirti	بُلْوِرَتْ bulwirat	بُلْوِرْتُمَا bulwirtumā	بُلْوِرَتَا bulwiratā	بُلْوِرْنَا bulwirnā	بُلْوِرْتُنَّ bulwirtunna	بُلْوِرْنَ bulwirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَلْوَرُ ʔubalwaru	تُبَلْوَرُ tubalwaru	يُبَلْوَرُ yubalwaru	تُبَلْوَرَانِ tubalwarāni	يُبَلْوَرَانِ yubalwarāni	نُبَلْوَرُ nubalwaru	تُبَلْوَرُونَ tubalwarūna	يُبَلْوَرُونَ yubalwarūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُبَلْوَرُ ʔubalwaru	تُبَلْوَرِينَ tubalwarīna	تُبَلْوَرُ tubalwaru	تُبَلْوَرَانِ tubalwarāni	تُبَلْوَرَانِ tubalwarāni	نُبَلْوَرُ nubalwaru	تُبَلْوَرْنَ tubalwarna	يُبَلْوَرْنَ yubalwarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَلْوَرَ ʔubalwara	تُبَلْوَرَ tubalwara	يُبَلْوَرَ yubalwara	تُبَلْوَرَا tubalwarā	يُبَلْوَرَا yubalwarā	نُبَلْوَرَ nubalwara	تُبَلْوَرُوا tubalwarū	يُبَلْوَرُوا yubalwarū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُبَلْوَرَ ʔubalwara	تُبَلْوَرِي tubalwarī	تُبَلْوَرَ tubalwara	تُبَلْوَرَا tubalwarā	تُبَلْوَرَا tubalwarā	نُبَلْوَرَ nubalwara	تُبَلْوَرْنَ tubalwarna	يُبَلْوَرْنَ yubalwarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَلْوَرْ ʔubalwar	تُبَلْوَرْ tubalwar	يُبَلْوَرْ yubalwar	تُبَلْوَرَا tubalwarā	يُبَلْوَرَا yubalwarā	نُبَلْوَرْ nubalwar	تُبَلْوَرُوا tubalwarū	يُبَلْوَرُوا yubalwarū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُبَلْوَرْ ʔubalwar	تُبَلْوَرِي tubalwarī	تُبَلْوَرْ tubalwar	تُبَلْوَرَا tubalwarā	تُبَلْوَرَا tubalwarā	نُبَلْوَرْ nubalwar	تُبَلْوَرْنَ tubalwarna	يُبَلْوَرْنَ yubalwarna

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic بِلُّور (billūr).

Pronunciation

(15th–17th century) IPA^(key): [bɯˈɫːuɾ], [bɯˈɫuɾ]
(18th–20th century) IPA^(key): [biˈɫːuɾ]

Noun

بلور • (bıllur, billur)

crystal

Descendants

Turkish: billur
→ Bulgarian: билю́р (biljúr)
→ Serbo-Croatian: bìljūr / бѝљӯр
→ Crimean Tatar: billur

References

Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “بلور”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[1], Vienna, column 884

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (bylwl /⁠*bēlūr⁠/, “crystal”), from Pali veḷuriya. Compare Parthian [Term?] (byrwl /⁠*bērūl⁠/, “crystal”) and Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /bi.ˈloːɾ/, /bal.ˈloːɾ/, /bil.ˈlawɾ/, /bu.ˈluːɾ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɪ.lǽwɾ], [bʊ.lóːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɪ.lǽwɾ], [bʊ.lóːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bi.lǽwɾ], [bu.lʊ́ːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bo.lúːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bu.lɵ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	bilṓr, ballṓr, billáwr, bulū́r
Dari reading^?	bilawr, bulōr
Iranian reading^?	bolur
Tajik reading^?	bulür

Audio (Iran): (file)

Noun

بلور • (bolur)


Iranian Persian	بلور
Dari	بلور
Tajik	булӯр

crystal

Derived terms

بلورنگاری (bolur-negâri)

Related terms

بلورین (bolurin)

Descendants

→ Arabic: بِلَّوْر (billawr)
- Egyptian Arabic: بلور (ballūr), بنور (bannūr)
- Moroccan Arabic: بلار (ballār)
- → Amharic: በሉር (bälur)
- → Middle Armenian: պլօր (plōr), պիլօր (pilōr)
- → Galician: abelorio
- → Ge'ez: ብሉር (bəlur)
- → Gujarati: બિલોર (bilor)
- → Hindi: बिल्लौर (billaur)
- → Ottoman Turkish: بلور (billur)
  - Turkish: billur
  - → Bulgarian: билю́р (biljúr)
  - → Serbo-Croatian: bìljūr / бѝљӯр
  - → Crimean Tatar: billur
- → Punjabi: ਬਲੌਰ (balaur)
- → Portuguese: avelório
- → Spanish: abalorio
- → Swahili: bilauri
- → Tigre: በሉር (bälur), በኑር (bänur)
- → Uzbek: billur
→ Malay: balur
- Indonesian: balur

References

MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “bēlūr”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 19
Franke, Otto (1893) “Beziehungen der Inder zum Westen”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎^[2], volume 47, page 600
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “بلور”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (billōr).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [bəlɒɹ.i]

Adjective

بَلَوری • (balaurī) (Gurmukhi spelling ਬਲੌਰੀ)

crystalline
crystal colored

Derived terms

بلَوری اکھّیاں/ਬਲੌਰੀ ਅੱਖੀਆਂ (balaurī akkhīā̃, “crystaline eyes”)

References

Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “بِلَوری”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
“ਬਲੌਰੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025