بلد
b-l-d
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root بلد across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root بلد (bld) primarily refers to a country, region, or town. It can also denote a desert or extensive tract of land. Figuratively, it describes separation or a desolate place.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
b-l-d
Listen:
ٱلْبَلَدِ
95:3
Root letters:
ب — ل — د
Lane's Lexicon Classical Arabic
Confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course: [a pass. part. n., but] it has no verb answering to it: (M, TA:) or idiotic; deficient, or wanting, in intellect; or bereft thereof: (Esh-Sheybánee, M, K:) or unable to proceed in, or prosecute, his journey, his means having failed him, or his camel that bore him stopping with him from fatigue or breaking down or perishing, or an event befalling him so that he cannot move: (As, M:) all of these significations refer to confusion or perplexity: (M, L:) or one whose modesty, or shame, or whose intellect, has quitted him; as also ↓ baliydN . (TA.)
Word Family Tree (10 forms)
All word forms derived from the root بلد as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 19×
Concordance — 19 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root بلد appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (19)
Noun (19 verses — showing first 5)
Abraham 14:35
Noun
وَإِذۡ قَالَ إِبۡرَ ٰهِیمُ رَبِّ ٱجۡعَلۡ هَـٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدَ ءَامِنࣰا وَٱجۡنُبۡنِی وَبَنِیَّ أَن نَّعۡبُدَ ٱلۡأَصۡنَامَ ٣٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham said, "My Lord, make this city [Makkah] secure and keep me and my sons away from worshipping idols
The Bee 16:7
Noun
وَتَحۡمِلُ أَثۡقَالَكُمۡ إِلَىٰ بَلَدࣲ لَّمۡ تَكُونُوا۟ بَـٰلِغِیهِ إِلَّا بِشِقِّ ٱلۡأَنفُسِۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكُمۡ لَرَءُوفࣱ رَّحِیمࣱ ٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And they carry your loads to a land you could not have reached except with difficulty to yourselves. Indeed, your Lord is Kind and Merciful
لِّنُحۡـِۧیَ بِهِۦ بَلۡدَةࣰ مَّیۡتࣰا وَنُسۡقِیَهُۥ مِمَّا خَلَقۡنَاۤ أَنۡعَـٰمࣰا وَأَنَاسِیَّ كَثِیرࣰا ٤٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
That We may bring to life thereby a dead land and give it as drink to those We created of numerous livestock and men
إِنَّمَاۤ أُمِرۡتُ أَنۡ أَعۡبُدَ رَبَّ هَـٰذِهِ ٱلۡبَلۡدَةِ ٱلَّذِی حَرَّمَهَا وَلَهُۥ كُلُّ شَیۡءࣲۖ وَأُمِرۡتُ أَنۡ أَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِینَ ٩١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[Say, O Muhammad], "I have only been commanded to worship the Lord of this city, who made it sacred and to whom [belongs] all things. And I am commanded to be of the Muslims [those who submit to Allah ]
The Cow 2:126
Noun
وَإِذۡ قَالَ إِبۡرَ ٰهِـۧمُ رَبِّ ٱجۡعَلۡ هَـٰذَا بَلَدًا ءَامِنࣰا وَٱرۡزُقۡ أَهۡلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلثَّمَرَ ٰتِ مَنۡ ءَامَنَ مِنۡهُم بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡیَوۡمِ ٱلۡءَاخِرِۚ قَالَ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَأُمَتِّعُهُۥ قَلِیلࣰا ثُمَّ أَضۡطَرُّهُۥۤ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ ٱلنَّارِۖ وَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡمَصِیرُ ١٢٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And [mention] when Abraham said, "My Lord, make this a secure city and provide its people with fruits - whoever of them believes in Allah and the Last Day." [ Allah ] said. "And whoever disbelieves - I will grant him enjoyment for a little; then I will force him to the punishment of the Fire, and wretched is the destination."
Derived Forms (10)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ٱلْبِلَٰدِ | lbiladi | Noun | 5× | |
| ٱلْبَلَدِ | lbaladi | Noun | 3× | |
| بَلْدَةً | baldahan | Noun | 3× | |
| بَلَدٍ | baladin | Noun | 2× | |
| بَلْدَةٌ | baldahun | Noun | 1× | |
| ٱلْبَلْدَةِ | lbaldahi | Noun | 1× | |
| ٱلْبَلَدَ | lbalada | Noun | 1× | |
| وَٱلْبَلَدُ | walbaladu | Noun | 1× | |
| لِبَلَدٍ | libaladin | Noun | 1× | |
| بَلَدًا | baladanā | Noun | 1× |