بَلَد

1 balada A^ld bld ld , aor. balida , [inf. n. buluwdN ,] He (a man) remained, stayed, abode, or dwelt, in the balad [i. e. country, or town, &c.]: (Msb:) or balada biAlmakaAna , (T, S, M, L, K,) aor. baluda , (M, L,) inf. n. buluwdN , (T, M, L, K,) he remained, stayed, abode, or dwelt, in the place, (AZ, T, S, L, K,) and kept to it: (K:) or he took it as his balad [or country, or town, &c.], (M, L, K,) and kept to it. (M, L.) ― -b2- And baliduwA , aor. balada ; (M, K;) and baladuwA , aor. baluda ; (K;) or the latter is correctly ↓ bl~dwA ; (M, * TA;) They kept to the ground, fighting upon it: (M, K:) said to be derived from bilaAdu AlA^aroDi . (TA.) -A2- balida , aor. balada , His skin had A^abolaAd , or marks, [pl. of baladN ,] remaining upon it. (M, L.) ― -b2- Also, (M, K,) inf. n. baladN , (S, M,) He (a man, M) had a space clear from hair between his eyebrows: (S, M, K:) or had eyebrows not joined. (M.) -A3- baluda , aor. baluda , (S, M, Msb, K,) inf. n. balaAdapN , (T, S, M, A, Msb,) He was, or became, stupid, dull, wanting in intelligence: (S, A, Msb:) inert; wanting in vigour; not penetrating, sharp, vigorous, or effective, in the performance of affairs; (T, M, K, * TA;) [or soft, weak, feeble, wanting in endurance, or patience; (see baliydN ;)] as also balida , aor. balada , (K, TA,) inf. n. baladN . (TA.) ― -b2- Also, inf. n. as above, said of a horse, meaning He lagged behind those that outstripped in running. (T, TA.) [See also 2.] ― -b3- balada Als~aHaAbu : see 2.

2 bl~d A^ld bld ld , inf. n. taboliydN , He remained, stayed, or abode; [like balada ;] or cast, or laid, himself down upon the ground; syn. Daraba binafosihi AlA^aroDa : (S, K:) or he did so by reason of fatigue. (TA. [See 5.]) See also baliduwA . ― -b2- He became languid, and affected laziness, after being brisk, lively, or sprightly. (A.) ― -b3- He (a man) was impotent in work, and was weak; (T, L;) and so even in bounty, or liberality, (T,) or in running. (T, * L.) ― -b4- He (a horse) failed to outstrip in running. (M, K.) [See also baluda .] ― -b5- He was niggardly, or avaricious; was not liberal, nor generous. (M, K.) [And hence,] bal~adati Als~aHaAbapu , (K,) or Als~aHaAbu ↓ balada , (M,) [but the latter is probably imperfectly transcribed,] The cloud, or clouds, gave no rain. (M, K.) ― -b6- He did not apply himself rightly to anything. (M, K.) -A2- bal~adati AljibaAli (tropical:) The mountains appeared low to the eye by reason of the darkness of the night: so in the L, confirmed by a citation from a poet: in the A, AlbilaAdu ↓ tabal~adati (tropical:) The countries, or regions, appeared short [ in extent ] to the eye by reason of the darkness of the night. (TA.)

baladN A^ld bld ld (which is masc. and fem., Msb) and ↓ balodapN both signify the same; (M, A, Msb, K;) namely, [ A country, land, region, province, district, or territory: and a city, town, or village: or] any portion of the earth, or of land, comprehended within certain limits, [thus I render musotaHiyzap , and in like manner it is rendered in the TK,] cultivated, or inhabited, or uncultivated, or uninhabited: (M, Msb, * K:) or the former signifies any place of this description; and the latter, a portion thereof: (T:) or the former is a generic name of a place [or country or region or province ] such as El-'Irák and Syria; and the latter signifies a particular portion thereof such as [ the city or town of ] El-Basrah and Damascus; (M, K;) or these are post-classical applications: (TA:) or the former, a tract of land, or district, which is an abode, or a place of resort, of animals, or genii, even if containing no building: (Nh:) or a land, or country, absolutely: and also a town, or village, syn. qaroyapN : but this latter is a conventional adventitious application: ('Ináyeh, TA:) and the latter, a land, country, or territory, [ belonging to, or inhabited by, a people, ] syn.