Bulūgh is reaching a time, entering a place, or reaching a quantity.
أَصْبَحَ زَيْدٌ
Translation: Zayd reached morning.
أَعْرَقَ عَمْرٌو
Translation: ʿAmr entered Iraq.
أَعْشَرَتِ الدَّرَاهِمُ
Translation: The dirhams reached ten in number.
The shared semantic core is reaching a threshold, even though the threshold is temporal, geographical, or numerical.
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Property 8: Bulūgh (Reaching a Time or Place)
Fifteen Semantic Properties of Form IV (Ifʿāl): From Causation to Responsiveness
Bulūgh is reaching a time, entering a place, or reaching a quantity.
أَصْبَحَ زَيْدٌ
Translation: Zayd reached morning.
أَعْرَقَ عَمْرٌو
Translation: ʿAmr entered Iraq.
أَعْشَرَتِ الدَّرَاهِمُ
Translation: The dirhams reached ten in number.
The shared semantic core is reaching a threshold, even though the threshold is temporal, geographical, or numerical.