بلج
بلح
بلد
4. ⇒ ابلح
ابلح It (a palm-tree) bore, or had, dates in the state in which they are termed بَلَح. (Ṣ, A, Ḳ.)
بَلَح
بَلَح Dates, or the fruit of the palm-tree, while continuing green (Mṣb, TA) and small; (TA;) a term like حِصْرِمٌ applied to grapes; (Mṣb, TA;) called by the people of El-Basrah خَلَالٌ: when they have begun to colour, i. e., to become red or yellow, they are termed بُسْرٌ: (Mṣb:) or dates in the state between that in which they are called خلال and that in which they are called بسر; (Ṣ, Mgh, Ḳ;) for dates in their incipient state are termed طَلْعٌ; then, خلال; then, بلح; then, بسر; then, رُطَبٌ; and then, تَمْرٌ: (Ṣ, IAth:) or i. q. سُيَّابٌ: (Aṣ, and Ṣ and Ḳ in art. سيب:) [by many of the Arabs in the present day, it is applied to fresh ripe dates, and to dried dates: it is a coll. gen. n.:] n. un. with ة. (Ṣ, Mṣb.)