بالغ

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ب ل غ‎ (b-l-ḡ); compare بَلَغَ‎ (balaḡa, “to reach, to arrive, to come to, to amount to”).

Verb

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

to exaggerate, to overdo (with فِي‎ (fī))
to do one’s utmost, to go to the greatest lengths

Conjugation

Conjugation of

بَالَغَ

(form-III sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر					مُبَالَغَة‎ or بِلَاغ‎ mubālaḡa or bilāḡ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُبَالِغ‎ mubāliḡ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُبَالَغ‎ mubālaḡ
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	بَالَغْتُ‎ bālaḡtu	بَالَغْتَ‎ bālaḡta	بَالَغَ bālaḡa	بَالَغْتُمَا‎ bālaḡtumā	بَالَغَا‎ bālaḡā	بَالَغْنَا‎ bālaḡnā	بَالَغْتُمْ‎ bālaḡtum	بَالَغُوا‎ bālaḡū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	بَالَغْتُ‎ bālaḡtu	بَالَغْتِ‎ bālaḡti	بَالَغَتْ‎ bālaḡat	بَالَغْتُمَا‎ bālaḡtumā	بَالَغَتَا‎ bālaḡatā	بَالَغْنَا‎ bālaḡnā	بَالَغْتُنَّ‎ bālaḡtunna	بَالَغْنَ‎ bālaḡna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُبَالِغُ‎ ʾubāliḡu	تُبَالِغُ‎ tubāliḡu	يُبَالِغُ‎ yubāliḡu	تُبَالِغَانِ‎ tubāliḡāni	يُبَالِغَانِ‎ yubāliḡāni	نُبَالِغُ‎ nubāliḡu	تُبَالِغُونَ‎ tubāliḡūna	يُبَالِغُونَ‎ yubāliḡūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	f	أُبَالِغُ‎ ʾubāliḡu	تُبَالِغِينَ‎ tubāliḡīna	تُبَالِغُ‎ tubāliḡu	تُبَالِغَانِ‎ tubāliḡāni	تُبَالِغَانِ‎ tubāliḡāni	نُبَالِغُ‎ nubāliḡu	تُبَالِغْنَ‎ tubāliḡna	يُبَالِغْنَ‎ yubāliḡna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَالِغَ‎ ʾubāliḡa	تُبَالِغَ‎ tubāliḡa	يُبَالِغَ‎ yubāliḡa	تُبَالِغَا‎ tubāliḡā	يُبَالِغَا‎ yubāliḡā	نُبَالِغَ‎ nubāliḡa	تُبَالِغُوا‎ tubāliḡū	يُبَالِغُوا‎ yubāliḡū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُبَالِغَ‎ ʾubāliḡa	تُبَالِغِي‎ tubāliḡī	تُبَالِغَ‎ tubāliḡa	تُبَالِغَا‎ tubāliḡā	تُبَالِغَا‎ tubāliḡā	نُبَالِغَ‎ nubāliḡa	تُبَالِغْنَ‎ tubāliḡna	يُبَالِغْنَ‎ yubāliḡna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَالِغْ‎ ʾubāliḡ	تُبَالِغْ‎ tubāliḡ	يُبَالِغْ‎ yubāliḡ	تُبَالِغَا‎ tubāliḡā	يُبَالِغَا‎ yubāliḡā	نُبَالِغْ‎ nubāliḡ	تُبَالِغُوا‎ tubāliḡū	يُبَالِغُوا‎ yubāliḡū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُبَالِغْ‎ ʾubāliḡ	تُبَالِغِي‎ tubāliḡī	تُبَالِغْ‎ tubāliḡ	تُبَالِغَا‎ tubāliḡā	تُبَالِغَا‎ tubāliḡā	نُبَالِغْ‎ nubāliḡ	تُبَالِغْنَ‎ tubāliḡna	يُبَالِغْنَ‎ yubāliḡna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		بَالِغْ bāliḡ		بَالِغَا‎ bāliḡā			بَالِغُوا‎ bāliḡū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		بَالِغِي‎ bāliḡī		بَالِغَا‎ bāliḡā			بَالِغْنَ‎ bāliḡna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	بُولِغَ‎ būliḡa	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	—	—	يُبَالَغُ‎ yubālaḡu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُبَالَغَ‎ yubālaḡa	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُبَالَغْ‎ yubālaḡ	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of the verb بَلَغَ‎ (balaḡa, “to reach, to arrive, to come to, to amount to”), from the root ب ل غ‎ (b-l-ḡ).

Adjective

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

(superlative form) extensive, far-reaching
considerable, profound, serious
intense, high, extreme, strong
(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
Dual	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

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

mature, of age, in one’s majority, adult

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
Dual	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

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic بَالِغ‎ (bāliḡ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɒːˈleɣ/

Adjective

بالغ • (bâleğ) (comparative بالغ‌تر‎, superlative بالغ‌ترین‎)

Noun

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

adult

Related terms

نا بالغ‎ (nâ-bâleğ)
بالغ شدن‎ (bâleğ šodan)
مبالغه‎ (mobâleğe)

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)

(Transoxianan, obsolete) drinking horn

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