Bulūgh expresses reaching or entering a location, limit, or state. The textbook examples are:
خَيَّمَ زَيْدٌ
Translation: Zayd entered a tent.
عَمَّقَ عَمْرٌو
Translation: ʿAmr reached a deep place.
The first reaches a tent; the second reaches depth. These are not automatically statements about building a tent or making an object deep. In this section the meaning concerns the subject's arrival.
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Property 5: Bulūgh (Reaching or Entering)
Bulūgh expresses reaching or entering a location, limit, or state. The textbook examples are:
خَيَّمَ زَيْدٌ
Translation: Zayd entered a tent.
عَمَّقَ عَمْرٌو
Translation: ʿAmr reached a deep place.
The first reaches a tent; the second reaches depth. These are not automatically statements about building a tent or making an object deep. In this section the meaning concerns the subject's arrival.