ب ل ل

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Afroasiatic *bâl-, cognate with Bench bal (“menses”).

Root

ب ل ل • (b-l-l)

1. related to wetness

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: بَلَّ (balla, “to moisten, wet”)
  • Active participle: بَالّ (bāll)
  • Passive participle: مَبْلُول (mablūl)
• Form II: بَلَّلَ (ballala, “to moisten, wet”)
  • Verbal noun: تَبْلِيل (tablīl)
  • Active participle: مُبَلِّل (muballil)
  • Passive participle: مُبَلَّل (muballal)
• Form V: تَبَلَّلَ (taballala)
  • Verbal noun: تَبَلُّل (taballul)
  • Active participle: مُتَبَلِّل (mutaballil)
  • Passive participle: مُتَبَلَّل (mutaballal)
• Form VII: اِنْبَلَّ (inballa)
  • Verbal noun: اِنْبِلَال (inbilāl)
  • Active participle: مُنْبَلّ (munball)
• Form VIII: اِبْتَلَّ (ibtalla)
  • Verbal noun: اِبْتِلَال (ibtilāl)
  • Active participle: مُبْتَلّ (mubtall)
  • Passive participle: مُبْتَلّ (mubtall)

• بِلَّة (billa, “moisture”)
• بَلّة (balla)