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بالِغ
adult, of age /ˈbaː.liɣ/
adjectiveB1#1470 most common
Also: mature, extreme, profound, far-reaching, momentous
Example sentences
هذا رجلٌ بالِغ.
This is an adult man.
أخي بالِغ الآن.
My brother is an adult now.
لا يُسمح إلا للبالِغين بدخول هذا المكان.
Only adults are allowed to enter this place.
كان للقرار أثرٌ بالِغ على الاقتصاد.
The decision had a profound effect on the economy.
تُعدّ هذه القضية بالِغة الأهمية بالنسبة للحكومة.
This issue is considered extremely important to the government.
أبدى الوزير قلقاً بالِغاً إزاء التطوّرات الأخيرة في المنطقة.
The minister expressed deep concern about the recent developments in the region.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | بالِغٌ | بالِغونَ |
| Genitive | بالِغٍ | بالِغينَ |
| Accusative | بالِغاً | بالِغينَ |
| Vocative | بالِغُ | بالِغونَ |
Word family
بَلَغَto reach, attain, come of age
بُلوغpuberty, maturity, attainment
بَلاغofficial statement, communiqué
مُبالَغةexaggeration
بَليغeloquent; profound in effect
Etymology
بالِغ is the active participle of the verb بَلَغَ, meaning to reach or attain. The root b-l-gh carries the idea of arriving at a point or limit. The sense of adult comes from having reached maturity, and the sense of extreme comes from reaching the utmost degree.
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