بلس

Arabic

Etymology 1

A borrowing from probably Old South Arabian, found also in Amharic / Tigrinya / Tigre / Gurage / Ge'ez በለስ (bäläs, “fig”) which passed into Saho በለስ (balas) and Blin በለሳ (bäläsa) and hapax in the Amos 7, 14 Hebrew בֹּולֵס (bōlēs, “nipping the unripe sycomore to further its ripening”, active participle); no further cognates are known if not Egyptian nbs (“Ziziphus spina-christi tree and fruit”) compared by Koehler-Baumgartner.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ba.las/, dialectally also IPA(key): /bi.lis/ and IPA(key): /bu.lus/

Noun

بَلَس • (balas) m (collective, singulative بَلَسَة f (balasa)) (Yemen)

  1. fig (tree and fruit)
  2. Indian fig, prickly pear (plant and fruit)
Declension
Declension of noun بَلَس (balas)
Collective basic collective triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَلَس
balas		 الْبَلَس
al-balas		 بَلَس
balas
Nominative بَلَسٌ
balasun		 الْبَلَسُ
al-balasu		 بَلَسُ
balasu
Accusative بَلَسًا
balasan		 الْبَلَسَ
al-balasa		 بَلَسَ
balasa
Genitive بَلَسٍ
balasin		 الْبَلَسِ
al-balasi		 بَلَسِ
balasi
Singulative singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَلَسَة
balasa		 الْبَلَسَة
al-balasa		 بَلَسَة
balasat
Nominative بَلَسَةٌ
balasatun		 الْبَلَسَةُ
al-balasatu		 بَلَسَةُ
balasatu
Accusative بَلَسَةً
balasatan		 الْبَلَسَةَ
al-balasata		 بَلَسَةَ
balasata
Genitive بَلَسَةٍ
balasatin		 الْبَلَسَةِ
al-balasati		 بَلَسَةِ
balasati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَلَسَتَيْن
balasatayn		 الْبَلَسَتَيْن
al-balasatayn		 بَلَسَتَيْ
balasatay
Nominative بَلَسَتَانِ
balasatāni		 الْبَلَسَتَانِ
al-balasatāni		 بَلَسَتَا
balasatā
Accusative بَلَسَتَيْنِ
balasatayni		 الْبَلَسَتَيْنِ
al-balasatayni		 بَلَسَتَيْ
balasatay
Genitive بَلَسَتَيْنِ
balasatayni		 الْبَلَسَتَيْنِ
al-balasatayni		 بَلَسَتَيْ
balasatay
Paucal (3-10) sound feminine paucal
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَلَسَات
balasāt		 الْبَلَسَات
al-balasāt		 بَلَسَات
balasāt
Nominative بَلَسَاتٌ
balasātun		 الْبَلَسَاتُ
al-balasātu		 بَلَسَاتُ
balasātu
Accusative بَلَسَاتٍ
balasātin		 الْبَلَسَاتِ
al-balasāti		 بَلَسَاتِ
balasāti
Genitive بَلَسَاتٍ
balasātin		 الْبَلَسَاتِ
al-balasāti		 بَلَسَاتِ
balasāti

Etymology 2

Elsewhere عَدَس (ʕadas), of which also Arabic عَلَس (ʕalas, “emmer”) is a variant.

Alternative forms
  • بُلْسُن (bulsun), بِلْسِن (bilsin)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bu.lus/, /buls/, /bils/

Noun

بُلُس or بُلْس or بِلْس • (bulus or buls or bils) m (collective, singulative بُلُسَة f (bulusa) or بُلْسَة (bulsa) or بِلْسَة (bilsa)) (Yemen)

  1. lentils
Declension
Declension of noun بَلَس (balas)‎; بُلْس (buls)‎; بِلْس (bils)
Collective basic collective triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَلَس‎; بُلْس‎; بِلْس
balas‎; buls‎; bils		 الْبَلَس‎; الْبُلْس‎; الْبِلْس
al-balas‎; al-buls‎; al-bils		 بَلَس‎; بُلْس‎; بِلْس
balas‎; buls‎; bils
Nominative بَلَسٌ‎; بُلْسٌ‎; بِلْسٌ
balasun‎; bulsun‎; bilsun		 الْبَلَسُ‎; الْبُلْسُ‎; الْبِلْسُ
al-balasu‎; al-bulsu‎; al-bilsu		 بَلَسُ‎; بُلْسُ‎; بِلْسُ
balasu‎; bulsu‎; bilsu
Accusative بَلَسًا‎; بُلْسًا‎; بِلْسًا
balasan‎; bulsan‎; bilsan		 الْبَلَسَ‎; الْبُلْسَ‎; الْبِلْسَ
al-balasa‎; al-bulsa‎; al-bilsa		 بَلَسَ‎; بُلْسَ‎; بِلْسَ
balasa‎; bulsa‎; bilsa
Genitive بَلَسٍ‎; بُلْسٍ‎; بِلْسٍ
balasin‎; bulsin‎; bilsin		 الْبَلَسِ‎; الْبُلْسِ‎; الْبِلْسِ
al-balasi‎; al-bulsi‎; al-bilsi		 بَلَسِ‎; بُلْسِ‎; بِلْسِ
balasi‎; bulsi‎; bilsi
Singulative singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَلَسَة‎; بُلْسَة‎; بِلْسَة
balasa‎; bulsa‎; bilsa		 الْبَلَسَة‎; الْبُلْسَة‎; الْبِلْسَة
al-balasa‎; al-bulsa‎; al-bilsa		 بَلَسَة‎; بُلْسَة‎; بِلْسَة
balasat‎; bulsat‎; bilsat
Nominative بَلَسَةٌ‎; بُلْسَةٌ‎; بِلْسَةٌ
balasatun‎; bulsatun‎; bilsatun		 الْبَلَسَةُ‎; الْبُلْسَةُ‎; الْبِلْسَةُ
al-balasatu‎; al-bulsatu‎; al-bilsatu		 بَلَسَةُ‎; بُلْسَةُ‎; بِلْسَةُ
balasatu‎; bulsatu‎; bilsatu
Accusative بَلَسَةً‎; بُلْسَةً‎; بِلْسَةً
balasatan‎; bulsatan‎; bilsatan		 الْبَلَسَةَ‎; الْبُلْسَةَ‎; الْبِلْسَةَ
al-balasata‎; al-bulsata‎; al-bilsata		 بَلَسَةَ‎; بُلْسَةَ‎; بِلْسَةَ
balasata‎; bulsata‎; bilsata
Genitive بَلَسَةٍ‎; بُلْسَةٍ‎; بِلْسَةٍ
balasatin‎; bulsatin‎; bilsatin		 الْبَلَسَةِ‎; الْبُلْسَةِ‎; الْبِلْسَةِ
al-balasati‎; al-bulsati‎; al-bilsati		 بَلَسَةِ‎; بُلْسَةِ‎; بِلْسَةِ
balasati‎; bulsati‎; bilsati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَلَسَتَيْن‎; بُلْسَتَيْن‎; بِلْسَتَيْن
balasatayn‎; bulsatayn‎; bilsatayn		 الْبَلَسَتَيْن‎; الْبُلْسَتَيْن‎; الْبِلْسَتَيْن
al-balasatayn‎; al-bulsatayn‎; al-bilsatayn		 بَلَسَتَيْ‎; بُلْسَتَيْ‎; بِلْسَتَيْ
balasatay‎; bulsatay‎; bilsatay
Nominative بَلَسَتَانِ‎; بُلْسَتَانِ‎; بِلْسَتَانِ
balasatāni‎; bulsatāni‎; bilsatāni		 الْبَلَسَتَانِ‎; الْبُلْسَتَانِ‎; الْبِلْسَتَانِ
al-balasatāni‎; al-bulsatāni‎; al-bilsatāni		 بَلَسَتَا‎; بُلْسَتَا‎; بِلْسَتَا
balasatā‎; bulsatā‎; bilsatā
Accusative بَلَسَتَيْنِ‎; بُلْسَتَيْنِ‎; بِلْسَتَيْنِ
balasatayni‎; bulsatayni‎; bilsatayni		 الْبَلَسَتَيْنِ‎; الْبُلْسَتَيْنِ‎; الْبِلْسَتَيْنِ
al-balasatayni‎; al-bulsatayni‎; al-bilsatayni		 بَلَسَتَيْ‎; بُلْسَتَيْ‎; بِلْسَتَيْ
balasatay‎; bulsatay‎; bilsatay
Genitive بَلَسَتَيْنِ‎; بُلْسَتَيْنِ‎; بِلْسَتَيْنِ
balasatayni‎; bulsatayni‎; bilsatayni		 الْبَلَسَتَيْنِ‎; الْبُلْسَتَيْنِ‎; الْبِلْسَتَيْنِ
al-balasatayni‎; al-bulsatayni‎; al-bilsatayni		 بَلَسَتَيْ‎; بُلْسَتَيْ‎; بِلْسَتَيْ
balasatay‎; bulsatay‎; bilsatay
Paucal (3-10) sound feminine paucal
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَلَسَات‎; بُلْسَات‎; بِلْسَات
balasāt‎; bulsāt‎; bilsāt		 الْبَلَسَات‎; الْبُلْسَات‎; الْبِلْسَات
al-balasāt‎; al-bulsāt‎; al-bilsāt		 بَلَسَات‎; بُلْسَات‎; بِلْسَات
balasāt‎; bulsāt‎; bilsāt
Nominative بَلَسَاتٌ‎; بُلْسَاتٌ‎; بِلْسَاتٌ
balasātun‎; bulsātun‎; bilsātun		 الْبَلَسَاتُ‎; الْبُلْسَاتُ‎; الْبِلْسَاتُ
al-balasātu‎; al-bulsātu‎; al-bilsātu		 بَلَسَاتُ‎; بُلْسَاتُ‎; بِلْسَاتُ
balasātu‎; bulsātu‎; bilsātu
Accusative بَلَسَاتٍ‎; بُلْسَاتٍ‎; بِلْسَاتٍ
balasātin‎; bulsātin‎; bilsātin		 الْبَلَسَاتِ‎; الْبُلْسَاتِ‎; الْبِلْسَاتِ
al-balasāti‎; al-bulsāti‎; al-bilsāti		 بَلَسَاتِ‎; بُلْسَاتِ‎; بِلْسَاتِ
balasāti‎; bulsāti‎; bilsāti
Genitive بَلَسَاتٍ‎; بُلْسَاتٍ‎; بِلْسَاتٍ
balasātin‎; bulsātin‎; bilsātin		 الْبَلَسَاتِ‎; الْبُلْسَاتِ‎; الْبِلْسَاتِ
al-balasāti‎; al-bulsāti‎; al-bilsāti		 بَلَسَاتِ‎; بُلْسَاتِ‎; بِلْسَاتِ
balasāti‎; bulsāti‎; bilsāti
Descendants
  • →? Amharic: ምስር (məssər)
  • → Ge'ez: ብርስን (bərsən)
  • → Saho: birsin
  • → Tigre: ብርስን (bərsən)
  • → Tigrinya: ብርስን (bərsən), ብርሱን (bərsun), ብርሽን (bəršən)

References
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Malay

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəlas/
  • Rhymes: -əlas, -las, -as

Numeral

بلس (Rumi spelling belas)

  1. -teen (to form numbers 11 - 19)

Descendants
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