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)

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

  1. (superlative form) extensive, far-reaching
  2. considerable, profound, serious
  3. intense, high, extreme, strong
  4. (of feelings) violent, vehement
Declension

Adjective

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

  1. mature, of age, in one’s majority, adult
Declension

Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic بَالِغ (bāliḡ).

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
  • 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)

  1. (Transoxianan, obsolete) drinking horn
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