בלע

Aramaic

Verb

בְּלַע • (transliteration needed)

  1. to swallow

Hebrew

Root
ב־ל־ע‎

Etymology

Compare Aramaic בְּלַע‎ (“to swallow”), Amharic በላ (bäla, “to eat”), Arabic بَلَعَ‎ (balaʿa, “to swallow”)

Verb

בָּלַע • (balá) (pa'al construction)

  1. to swallow
  2. (figuratively) to engulf
  3. (slang) to fall for (something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of בָּלַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לבלוע \ לִבְלֹעַ‎
  • action noun: בְּלִיעָה‎
  • passive participle: בָּלוּעַ‎
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first בָּלַעְתִּי‎בָּלַעְנוּ‎
second בָּלַעְתָּ‎בָּלַעְתְּ‎בְּלַעְתֶּם‎1בְּלַעְתֶּן‎1
third בָּלַעבָּלְעָה‎בָּלְעוּ‎
present בּוֹלֵעַ‎בּוֹלַעַת‎בּוֹלְעִים‎בּוֹלְעוֹת‎
future first אֶבְלַע‎נִבְלַע‎
second תִּבְלַע‎תִּבְלְעִי‎תִּבְלְעוּ‎תִּבְלַעְנָה‎2
third יִבְלַע‎תִּבְלַע‎יִבְלְעוּ‎תִּבְלַעְנָה‎2
imperative בְּלַעבִּלְעִי‎בִּלְעוּ‎בְּלַעְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced בָּלַעְתֶּם‎ and בָּלַעְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

  • בליעה‎

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