بلور

Arabic

بلَّور (sense 2)

Etymology 1.1

Borrowed from Classical Persian (billōr).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bil.lawr/

Noun

بِلَّوْر • (billawr) m (collective, singulative بِلَّوْرَة f (billawra))

crystal
rock crystal, quartz (originally)

Declension

Declension of noun بِلَّوْر (billawr)

Collective	basic collective triptote
Collective	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِلَّوْر billawr	الْبِلَّوْر al-billawr	بِلَّوْر billawr
Nominative	بِلَّوْرٌ billawrun	الْبِلَّوْرُ al-billawru	بِلَّوْرُ billawru
Accusative	بِلَّوْرًا billawran	الْبِلَّوْرَ al-billawra	بِلَّوْرَ billawra
Genitive	بِلَّوْرٍ billawrin	الْبِلَّوْرِ al-billawri	بِلَّوْرِ billawri
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singulative	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِلَّوْرَة billawra	الْبِلَّوْرَة al-billawra	بِلَّوْرَة billawrat
Nominative	بِلَّوْرَةٌ billawratun	الْبِلَّوْرَةُ al-billawratu	بِلَّوْرَةُ billawratu
Accusative	بِلَّوْرَةً billawratan	الْبِلَّوْرَةَ al-billawrata	بِلَّوْرَةَ billawrata
Genitive	بِلَّوْرَةٍ billawratin	الْبِلَّوْرَةِ al-billawrati	بِلَّوْرَةِ billawrati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِلَّوْرَتَيْن billawratayn	الْبِلَّوْرَتَيْن al-billawratayn	بِلَّوْرَتَيْ billawratay
Nominative	بِلَّوْرَتَانِ billawratāni	الْبِلَّوْرَتَانِ al-billawratāni	بِلَّوْرَتَا billawratā
Accusative	بِلَّوْرَتَيْنِ billawratayni	الْبِلَّوْرَتَيْنِ al-billawratayni	بِلَّوْرَتَيْ billawratay
Genitive	بِلَّوْرَتَيْنِ billawratayni	الْبِلَّوْرَتَيْنِ al-billawratayni	بِلَّوْرَتَيْ billawratay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
Paucal (3-10)	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِلَّوْرَات billawrāt	الْبِلَّوْرَات al-billawrāt	بِلَّوْرَات billawrāt
Nominative	بِلَّوْرَاتٌ billawrātun	الْبِلَّوْرَاتُ al-billawrātu	بِلَّوْرَاتُ billawrātu
Accusative	بِلَّوْرَاتٍ billawrātin	الْبِلَّوْرَاتِ al-billawrāti	بِلَّوْرَاتِ billawrāti
Genitive	بِلَّوْرَاتٍ billawrātin	الْبِلَّوْرَاتِ al-billawrāti	بِلَّوْرَاتِ billawrāti

Descendants

Egyptian Arabic: بلور (ballūr), بنور (bannūr)
Moroccan Arabic: بلار (ballār)
→ Amharic: በሉር (bälur)
→ Middle Armenian: պլօր (plōr), պիլօր (pilōr)
→ Galician: abelorio
→ Ge'ez: ብሉር (bəlur)
→ Gujarati: બિલોર (bilor)
→ Hindi: बिल्लौर (billaur)
→ Ottoman Turkish: بلور (billur)
- Turkish: billur
- → Bulgarian: билю́р (biljúr)
- → Serbo-Croatian: bìljūr / бѝљӯр
- → Crimean Tatar: billur
→ Punjabi: ਬਲੌਰ (balaur)
→ Portuguese: avelório
→ Spanish: abalorio
→ Tigre: በሉር (bälur), በኑር (bänur)
→ Uzbek: billur

Etymology 1.2

Root
ب ل و ر (b l w r)
2 terms

Denominal verb of بِلَّوْر (billawr).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bal.wa.ra/

Verb

بَلْوَرَ • (balwara) Iq (non-past يُبَلْوِرُ (yubalwiru), verbal noun بَلْوَرَة (balwara)) (transitive)

to clarify, to outline, to illustrate
to crystallize

Conjugation

Conjugation of بَلْوَرَ (Iq, sound, full passive, verbal noun بَلْوَرَة)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					بَلْوَرَة balwara
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُبَلْوِر mubalwir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُبَلْوَر mubalwar
		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	بَلْوَرْتُ balwartu	بَلْوَرْتَ balwarta	بَلْوَرَ balwara	بَلْوَرْتُمَا balwartumā	بَلْوَرَا balwarā	بَلْوَرْنَا balwarnā	بَلْوَرْتُمْ balwartum	بَلْوَرُوا balwarū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	بَلْوَرْتُ balwartu	بَلْوَرْتِ balwarti	بَلْوَرَتْ balwarat	بَلْوَرْتُمَا balwartumā	بَلْوَرَتَا balwaratā	بَلْوَرْنَا balwarnā	بَلْوَرْتُنَّ balwartunna	بَلْوَرْنَ balwarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَلْوِرُ ʔubalwiru	تُبَلْوِرُ tubalwiru	يُبَلْوِرُ yubalwiru	تُبَلْوِرَانِ tubalwirāni	يُبَلْوِرَانِ yubalwirāni	نُبَلْوِرُ nubalwiru	تُبَلْوِرُونَ tubalwirūna	يُبَلْوِرُونَ yubalwirūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُبَلْوِرُ ʔubalwiru	تُبَلْوِرِينَ tubalwirīna	تُبَلْوِرُ tubalwiru	تُبَلْوِرَانِ tubalwirāni	تُبَلْوِرَانِ tubalwirāni	نُبَلْوِرُ nubalwiru	تُبَلْوِرْنَ tubalwirna	يُبَلْوِرْنَ yubalwirna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَلْوِرَ ʔubalwira	تُبَلْوِرَ tubalwira	يُبَلْوِرَ yubalwira	تُبَلْوِرَا tubalwirā	يُبَلْوِرَا yubalwirā	نُبَلْوِرَ nubalwira	تُبَلْوِرُوا tubalwirū	يُبَلْوِرُوا yubalwirū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُبَلْوِرَ ʔubalwira	تُبَلْوِرِي tubalwirī	تُبَلْوِرَ tubalwira	تُبَلْوِرَا tubalwirā	تُبَلْوِرَا tubalwirā	نُبَلْوِرَ nubalwira	تُبَلْوِرْنَ tubalwirna	يُبَلْوِرْنَ yubalwirna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَلْوِرْ ʔubalwir	تُبَلْوِرْ tubalwir	يُبَلْوِرْ yubalwir	تُبَلْوِرَا tubalwirā	يُبَلْوِرَا yubalwirā	نُبَلْوِرْ nubalwir	تُبَلْوِرُوا tubalwirū	يُبَلْوِرُوا yubalwirū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُبَلْوِرْ ʔubalwir	تُبَلْوِرِي tubalwirī	تُبَلْوِرْ tubalwir	تُبَلْوِرَا tubalwirā	تُبَلْوِرَا tubalwirā	نُبَلْوِرْ nubalwir	تُبَلْوِرْنَ tubalwirna	يُبَلْوِرْنَ yubalwirna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		بَلْوِرْ balwir		بَلْوِرَا balwirā			بَلْوِرُوا balwirū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		بَلْوِرِي balwirī		بَلْوِرَا balwirā			بَلْوِرْنَ balwirna
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	بُلْوِرْتُ bulwirtu	بُلْوِرْتَ bulwirta	بُلْوِرَ bulwira	بُلْوِرْتُمَا bulwirtumā	بُلْوِرَا bulwirā	بُلْوِرْنَا bulwirnā	بُلْوِرْتُمْ bulwirtum	بُلْوِرُوا bulwirū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	بُلْوِرْتُ bulwirtu	بُلْوِرْتِ bulwirti	بُلْوِرَتْ bulwirat	بُلْوِرْتُمَا bulwirtumā	بُلْوِرَتَا bulwiratā	بُلْوِرْنَا bulwirnā	بُلْوِرْتُنَّ bulwirtunna	بُلْوِرْنَ bulwirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُبَلْوَرُ ʔubalwaru	تُبَلْوَرُ tubalwaru	يُبَلْوَرُ yubalwaru	تُبَلْوَرَانِ tubalwarāni	يُبَلْوَرَانِ yubalwarāni	نُبَلْوَرُ nubalwaru	تُبَلْوَرُونَ tubalwarūna	يُبَلْوَرُونَ yubalwarūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُبَلْوَرُ ʔubalwaru	تُبَلْوَرِينَ tubalwarīna	تُبَلْوَرُ tubalwaru	تُبَلْوَرَانِ tubalwarāni	تُبَلْوَرَانِ tubalwarāni	نُبَلْوَرُ nubalwaru	تُبَلْوَرْنَ tubalwarna	يُبَلْوَرْنَ yubalwarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُبَلْوَرَ ʔubalwara	تُبَلْوَرَ tubalwara	يُبَلْوَرَ yubalwara	تُبَلْوَرَا tubalwarā	يُبَلْوَرَا yubalwarā	نُبَلْوَرَ nubalwara	تُبَلْوَرُوا tubalwarū	يُبَلْوَرُوا yubalwarū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُبَلْوَرَ ʔubalwara	تُبَلْوَرِي tubalwarī	تُبَلْوَرَ tubalwara	تُبَلْوَرَا tubalwarā	تُبَلْوَرَا tubalwarā	نُبَلْوَرَ nubalwara	تُبَلْوَرْنَ tubalwarna	يُبَلْوَرْنَ yubalwarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُبَلْوَرْ ʔubalwar	تُبَلْوَرْ tubalwar	يُبَلْوَرْ yubalwar	تُبَلْوَرَا tubalwarā	يُبَلْوَرَا yubalwarā	نُبَلْوَرْ nubalwar	تُبَلْوَرُوا tubalwarū	يُبَلْوَرُوا yubalwarū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُبَلْوَرْ ʔubalwar	تُبَلْوَرِي tubalwarī	تُبَلْوَرْ tubalwar	تُبَلْوَرَا tubalwarā	تُبَلْوَرَا tubalwarā	نُبَلْوَرْ nubalwar	تُبَلْوَرْنَ tubalwarna	يُبَلْوَرْنَ yubalwarna

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic بِلُّور (billūr).

Pronunciation

(15th–17th century) IPA^(key): [bɯˈɫːuɾ], [bɯˈɫuɾ]
(18th–20th century) IPA^(key): [biˈɫːuɾ]

Noun

بلور • (bıllur, billur)

crystal

Descendants

Turkish: billur
→ Bulgarian: билю́р (biljúr)
→ Serbo-Croatian: bìljūr / бѝљӯр
→ Crimean Tatar: billur

References

Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “بلور”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[1], Vienna, column 884

Persian

Persian Wikipedia has an article on:

بلور

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Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (bylwl /⁠*bēlūr⁠/, “crystal”), from Pali veḷuriya. Compare Parthian [Term?] (byrwl /⁠*bērūl⁠/, “crystal”) and Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [bi.ˈloːɾ], [bal.ˈloːɾ], [bil.ˈlawɾ], [bu.ˈluːɾ]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɪ.lǽwɾ], [bʊ.lóːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɪ.lǽwɾ], [bʊ.lóːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bi.lǽwɾ], [bu.lʊ́ːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bo.lúːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bu.lɵ́ɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	bilōr, ballōr, billawr, bulūr
Dari reading^?	bilawr, bulōr
Iranian reading^?	bolur
Tajik reading^?	bulür

Audio (Iran): (file)

Noun

بلور • (bolur)


Iranian Persian	بلور
Dari	بلور
Tajik	булӯр

crystal

Derived terms

بلورنگاری (bolur-negâri)

Related terms

بلورین (bolurin)

Descendants

→ Arabic: بِلَّوْر (billawr)
- Egyptian Arabic: بلور (ballūr), بنور (bannūr)
- Moroccan Arabic: بلار (ballār)
- → Amharic: በሉር (bälur)
- → Middle Armenian: պլօր (plōr), պիլօր (pilōr)
- → Galician: abelorio
- → Ge'ez: ብሉር (bəlur)
- → Gujarati: બિલોર (bilor)
- → Hindi: बिल्लौर (billaur)
- → Ottoman Turkish: بلور (billur)
  - Turkish: billur
  - → Bulgarian: билю́р (biljúr)
  - → Serbo-Croatian: bìljūr / бѝљӯр
  - → Crimean Tatar: billur
- → Punjabi: ਬਲੌਰ (balaur)
- → Portuguese: avelório
- → Spanish: abalorio
- → Tigre: በሉር (bälur), በኑር (bänur)
- → Uzbek: billur
→ Malay: balur
- Indonesian: balur

References

MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “bēlūr”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 19
Franke, Otto (1893) “Beziehungen der Inder zum Westen”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎^[2], volume 47, page 600
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “بلور”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul