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بالغ

بالغ

Arabic

Verb

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

  1. to exaggerate, to overdo (with فِي ())
  2. to do one’s utmost, to go to the greatest lengths
Conjugation

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)

  1. (superlative form) extensive, far-reaching
  2. considerable, profound, serious
  3. intense, high, extreme, strong
  4. (of feelings) violent, vehement
  5. mature, of age, in one’s majority, adult
Declension

Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɒːˈleɣ/

Adjective

بالغ (bâleğ) (comparative بالغ‌تر, superlative بالغ‌ترین)

  1. adult
  2. mature
  3. ripe
  4. in one's majority

Noun

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

  1. adult

Related terms

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

Etymology 2

From an Eastern Iranian language.

Noun

بالغ (bâloq)

  1. drinking horn