بليج
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بلِّيج
Arabic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Malay bilik / بيليق (“cabin of a junk”), from Hokkien 峇厘 (bâ-lî, “cabin of a junk”).
Pronunciation
Noun
بِلِّيج or بَلِّيج • (billīj or ballīj) m (plural بَلَالِيج (balālīj))
- (obsolete) cabin on a ship
- 953, بُزُرْگ بن شَهرِيار الرامهُرْمُزي , edited by Pieter Antonie van der Lith, كتاب عجائب الهند [The Book of the Wonders of India], Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 33, 94, 141–2:
Declension
Declension of noun بِلِّيج (billīj); بَلِّيج (ballīj)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بِلِّيج; بَلِّيج billīj; ballīj |
الْبِلِّيج; الْبَلِّيج al-billīj; al-ballīj |
بِلِّيج; بَلِّيج billīj; ballīj |
| Nominative | بِلِّيجٌ; بَلِّيجٌ billījun; ballījun |
الْبِلِّيجُ; الْبَلِّيجُ al-billīju; al-ballīju |
بِلِّيجُ; بَلِّيجُ billīju; ballīju |
| Accusative | بِلِّيجًا; بَلِّيجًا billījan; ballījan |
الْبِلِّيجَ; الْبَلِّيجَ al-billīja; al-ballīja |
بِلِّيجَ; بَلِّيجَ billīja; ballīja |
| Genitive | بِلِّيجٍ; بَلِّيجٍ billījin; ballījin |
الْبِلِّيجِ; الْبَلِّيجِ al-billīji; al-ballīji |
بِلِّيجِ; بَلِّيجِ billīji; ballīji |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | بِلِّيجَيْن; بَلِّيجَيْن billījayn; ballījayn |
الْبِلِّيجَيْن; الْبَلِّيجَيْن al-billījayn; al-ballījayn |
بِلِّيجَيْ; بَلِّيجَيْ billījay; ballījay |
| Nominative | بِلِّيجَانِ; بَلِّيجَانِ billījāni; ballījāni |
الْبِلِّيجَانِ; الْبَلِّيجَانِ al-billījāni; al-ballījāni |
بِلِّيجَا; بَلِّيجَا billījā; ballījā |
| Accusative | بِلِّيجَيْنِ; بَلِّيجَيْنِ billījayni; ballījayni |
الْبِلِّيجَيْنِ; الْبَلِّيجَيْنِ al-billījayni; al-ballījayni |
بِلِّيجَيْ; بَلِّيجَيْ billījay; ballījay |
| Genitive | بِلِّيجَيْنِ; بَلِّيجَيْنِ billījayni; ballījayni |
الْبِلِّيجَيْنِ; الْبَلِّيجَيْنِ al-billījayni; al-ballījayni |
بِلِّيجَيْ; بَلِّيجَيْ billījay; ballījay |
| Plural | basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | بَلَالِيج balālīj |
الْبَلَالِيج al-balālīj |
بَلَالِيج balālīj |
| Nominative | بَلَالِيجُ balālīju |
الْبَلَالِيجُ al-balālīju |
بَلَالِيجُ balālīju |
| Accusative | بَلَالِيجَ balālīja |
الْبَلَالِيجَ al-balālīja |
بَلَالِيجَ balālīja |
| Genitive | بَلَالِيجَ balālīja |
الْبَلَالِيجِ al-balālīji |
بَلَالِيجِ balālīji |
Descendants
- → Judeo-Arabic: כליג (balīj)
References
- Agius, Dionisius A. (2008) Classic Ships of Islam. From Mesopotamia to the Indian Ocean (Handbook of Oriental Studies; 92), Leiden: Brill, page 370
- Lambourn, Elizabeth (2018 October 18) Abraham's Luggage: A Social Life of Things in the Medieval Indian Ocean World, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 202 and 265