بالغ

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ب ل غ (b-l-ḡ)

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

Verb

Pronunciation

بَالَغَ • (bālaḡa) III, non-past يُبَالِغُ‎ (yubāliḡu)

  1. to exaggerate, to overdo (with فِي (fī))
  2. to do one’s utmost, to go to the greatest lengths
Conjugation
Conjugation of
بَالَغَ
(form-III sound)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
mubālaḡa
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
mubāliḡ
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
mubālaḡ
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
bālaḡtu
bālaḡta
بَالَغَ

bālaḡa
bālaḡtumā
bālaḡā
bālaḡnā
bālaḡtum
bālaḡū
f
bālaḡti
bālaḡat
bālaḡatā
bālaḡtunna
bālaḡna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔubāliḡu
tubāliḡu
yubāliḡu
tubāliḡāni
yubāliḡāni
nubāliḡu
tubāliḡūna
yubāliḡūna
f
tubāliḡīna
tubāliḡu
tubāliḡāni
tubāliḡna
yubāliḡna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔubāliḡa
tubāliḡa
yubāliḡa
tubāliḡā
yubāliḡā
nubāliḡa
tubāliḡū
yubāliḡū
f
tubāliḡī
tubāliḡa
tubāliḡā
tubāliḡna
yubāliḡna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔubāliḡ
tubāliḡ
yubāliḡ
tubāliḡā
yubāliḡā
nubāliḡ
tubāliḡū
yubāliḡū
f
tubāliḡī
tubāliḡ
tubāliḡā
tubāliḡna
yubāliḡna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
بَالِغْ

bāliḡ
bāliḡā
bāliḡū
f
bāliḡī
bāliḡna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m — —
būliḡa 		— — — — —
f — — — — —
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m — —
yubālaḡu 		— — — — —
f — — — — —
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m — —
yubālaḡa 		— — — — —
f — — — — —
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m — —
yubālaḡ 		— — — — —
f — — — — —

Etymology 2

Root
ب ل غ (b-l-ḡ)

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

Participle

Pronunciation

بَالِغٌ • (bāliḡun) (form VI, feminine بَالِغَةٌ (bāliḡatun), masculine plural بَالِغُونَ (bāliḡūna), feminine plural بَالِغَاتٌ (bāliḡātun))

  1. active participle of بَلَغَ (balaḡa)
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
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

بَالِغ • (bāliḡ) (feminine بَالِغَة (bāliḡa), masculine plural بَالِغُونَ (bāliḡūna), feminine plural بَالِغَات (bāliḡāt))

  1. (superlative form) extensive, far-reaching
  2. considerable, profound, serious
  3. intense, high, extreme, strong
  4. (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
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

بَالِغ • (bāliḡ) (feminine بَالِغَة (bāliḡa) or بَالِغ (bāliḡ), masculine plural بَالِغُونَ (bāliḡūna), feminine plural بَالِغَات (bāliḡāt))

  1. 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
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).

Malay

Noun

بالغ (plural بالغ-بالغ or بالغ۲, informal 1st possessive بالغکو, 2nd possessive بالغمو, 3rd possessive بالغڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of baligh

Adjective

بالغ

  1. Jawi spelling of baligh

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic بَالِغ (bāliḡ).

Adjective

بالغ • (baliğ)

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

Descendants

Further reading

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “baliğ”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Kélékian, Diran (1911) “بالغ”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 247a

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic بَالِغ (bāliḡ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. adult
  2. mature
  3. ripe
  4. in one's majority

Noun

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

  1. adult

Derived terms

Descendants

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)

  1. (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))

  1. to exaggerate
    Synonym: كبّر (kabbar)

Conjugation

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

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic بالغ (bāliğ).

Noun

بالغ • (bāliğ)

  1. adult, mature

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu بالغ (bāliğ).

Noun

بالِغ (bāliğ)

  1. adult, mature
  2. young
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