بالغ

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ب ل غ (b l ḡ)
11 terms

Compare بَلَغَ (balaḡa, “to reach, to arrive, to come to, to amount to”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baː.la.ɣa/

Verb

بَالَغَ • (bālaḡa) III (non-past يُبَالِغُ (yubāliḡu), verbal noun مُبَالَغَة (mubālaḡa))

Conjugation

Conjugation of بَالَغَ (III, sound, impersonal passive, verbal noun مُبَالَغَة)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					مُبَالَغَة mubālaḡa
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُبَالِغ mubāliḡ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُبَالَغ mubālaḡ
		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	بَالَغْتُ bālaḡtu	بَالَغْتَ bālaḡta	بَالَغَ bālaḡa	بَالَغْتُمَا bālaḡtumā	بَالَغَا bālaḡā	بَالَغْنَا bālaḡnā	بَالَغْتُمْ bālaḡtum	بَالَغُوا bālaḡū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	بَالَغْتُ bālaḡtu	بَالَغْتِ bālaḡti	بَالَغَتْ bālaḡat	بَالَغْتُمَا bālaḡtumā	بَالَغَتَا bālaḡatā	بَالَغْنَا bālaḡnā	بَالَغْتُنَّ bālaḡtunna	بَالَغْنَ bālaḡna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَالِغُ ʔubāliḡu	تُبَالِغُ tubāliḡu	يُبَالِغُ yubāliḡu	تُبَالِغَانِ tubāliḡāni	يُبَالِغَانِ yubāliḡāni	نُبَالِغُ nubāliḡu	تُبَالِغُونَ tubāliḡūna	يُبَالِغُونَ yubāliḡūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُبَالِغُ ʔubāliḡu	تُبَالِغِينَ tubāliḡīna	تُبَالِغُ tubāliḡu	تُبَالِغَانِ tubāliḡāni	تُبَالِغَانِ tubāliḡāni	نُبَالِغُ nubāliḡu	تُبَالِغْنَ tubāliḡna	يُبَالِغْنَ yubāliḡna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَالِغَ ʔubāliḡa	تُبَالِغَ tubāliḡa	يُبَالِغَ yubāliḡa	تُبَالِغَا tubāliḡā	يُبَالِغَا yubāliḡā	نُبَالِغَ nubāliḡa	تُبَالِغُوا tubāliḡū	يُبَالِغُوا yubāliḡū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُبَالِغَ ʔubāliḡa	تُبَالِغِي tubāliḡī	تُبَالِغَ tubāliḡa	تُبَالِغَا tubāliḡā	تُبَالِغَا tubāliḡā	نُبَالِغَ nubāliḡa	تُبَالِغْنَ tubāliḡna	يُبَالِغْنَ yubāliḡna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَالِغْ ʔubāliḡ	تُبَالِغْ tubāliḡ	يُبَالِغْ yubāliḡ	تُبَالِغَا tubāliḡā	يُبَالِغَا yubāliḡā	نُبَالِغْ nubāliḡ	تُبَالِغُوا tubāliḡū	يُبَالِغُوا yubāliḡū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُبَالِغْ ʔubāliḡ	تُبَالِغِي tubāliḡī	تُبَالِغْ tubāliḡ	تُبَالِغَا tubāliḡā	تُبَالِغَا tubāliḡā	نُبَالِغْ nubāliḡ	تُبَالِغْنَ tubāliḡna	يُبَالِغْنَ yubāliḡna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		بَالِغْ bāliḡ		بَالِغَا bāliḡā			بَالِغُوا bāliḡū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		بَالِغِي bāliḡī		بَالِغَا bāliḡā			بَالِغْنَ bāliḡna
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	—	—	بُولِغَ būliḡa	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُبَالَغُ yubālaḡu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُبَالَغَ yubālaḡa	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُبَالَغْ yubālaḡ	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Etymology 2

Root
ب ل غ (b l ḡ)
11 terms

Derived from the active participle of the verb بَلَغَ (balaḡa, “to reach, to arrive, to come to, to amount to”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baː.li.ɣun/

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
  ʔinna l-laha bāliḡu ʔamrihi
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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
Dual	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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baː.liɣ/

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
Dual	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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baː.liɣ/

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
Dual	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
→ Persian: بالغ (bâleğ)
- → Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਬਾਲਗ (bālag)
  Shahmukhi script: بالغ (bālaġ)
.

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

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic بَالِغ (bāliḡ).

Adjective

بالغ • (baliğ)

arriving, attaining, reaching; amounting to
pubescent (having reached puberty), adolescent

Descendants

Turkish: baliğ

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic بَالِغ (bāliḡ).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key):

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key):
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key):
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key):

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key):

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key):

Readings
Classical reading^?	bāliğ
Dari reading^?	bāliğ
Iranian reading^?	bâleğ
Tajik reading^?	boliġ

Adjective

بالغ • (bâleğ) (comparative بالغ‌تَر (bâleğ-tar), superlative بالغ‌تَرین (bâleğ-tarin))

Noun

بالغ • (bâleğ) (plural بالغان (bâleğân) or بالغ‌ها (bâleğ-hâ))

adult

Derived terms

نا بالغ (nâ-bâleğ)
بالغ شدن (bâleğ šodan)
مبالغه (mobâleğe)

Descendants

→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਬਾਲਗ (bālag)

Shahmukhi script: بالغ (bālaġ)

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
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَالَغَ (bālaḡa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baː.laɣ/,
Audio (al-Lidd): (file)

Verb

بالغ • (bālaḡ) III (present ببالغ (bibāleḡ))

to exaggerate
Synonym: كبّر (kabbar)

Conjugation

Conjugation of بالغ (bālaḡ)
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	بالغت (bālaḡt)	بالغت (bālaḡt)	بالغ (bālaḡ)	بالغنا (bālaḡna)	بالغتو (bālaḡtu)	بالغو (bālaḡu)
past	f	بالغت (bālaḡt)	بالغتي (bālaḡti)	بالغت (bālaḡat)	بالغنا (bālaḡna)	بالغتو (bālaḡtu)	بالغو (bālaḡu)
present	m	ببالغ (babāleḡ)	بتبالغ (bitbāleḡ)	ببالغ (bibāleḡ)	منبالغ (minbāleḡ)	بتبالغو (bitbālḡu)	ببالغو (bibālḡu)
present	f	ببالغ (babāleḡ)	بتبالغي (bitbālḡi)	بتبالغ (bitbāleḡ)	منبالغ (minbāleḡ)	بتبالغو (bitbālḡu)	ببالغو (bibālḡu)
subjunctive	m	ابالغ (abāleḡ)	تبالغ (tbāleḡ)	يبالغ (ybāleḡ)	نبالغ (nbāleḡ)	تبالغو (tbālḡu)	يبالغو (ybālḡu)
subjunctive	f	ابالغ (abāleḡ)	تبالغي (tbālḡi)	تبالغ (tbāleḡ)	نبالغ (nbāleḡ)	تبالغو (tbālḡu)	يبالغو (ybālḡu)
imperative	m		بالغ (bāleḡ)			بالغو (bālḡu)
imperative	f		بالغي (bālḡi)			بالغو (bālḡu)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (bāliğ), from Arabic بَالِغ (bāliḡ).

Noun

بالِغ • (bāliġ) m (Hindi spelling बालिग़)

an adult

Adjective

بَالِغ • (bāliġ) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling बालिग़)

adult

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu بالغ (bāliğ), from Arabic بَالِغ (bāliḡ).

Noun

بالِغ (bāliğ)

adult, mature
young

Arabic

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Participle

Declension

Adjective

Pronunciation

Declension

Adjective

Pronunciation

Declension

Descendants

Malay

Noun

Adjective

Ottoman Turkish

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Adjective

Descendants

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Persian

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Adjective

Noun

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Etymology 2

Noun

South Levantine Arabic

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Urdu

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Ushojo

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