بَلَّةٌ

[A single act of moistening.

And hence,] The least sprinkling (أَدْنَى بَلَلٍ lit. the least moisture) of good. (TA in article هل.) You say, جَاءَنَا فُلَانٌ فَلَمْ يَأْتِنَا بِهَلَّةٍ وَلَا بَلَّةٍ [Such a one came to us and did not bring us anything to rejoice us nor the least sprinkling of good]: هلّة, according to ISK, being from الفَرَحُ and الاِسْتِهْلَالُ, and بلّة from البَلْلُ and الخَيْرُ. (S.) And مَا أَصَابَ هَلَّةً وَلَا بَلَّةً He did not obtain, or has not obtained, anything. (S.)

Wealth, or competence: (Fr, TA:) or wealth, or competence, after poverty; (Fr, T, K, TA;) as also ↓ بُلَّى. (K.)

Remains of herbage or pasture; (K;) as also ↓ بُلَّةٌ. (Fr, T, K.)

The freshness of youth; as also ↓ بُلَّةٌ; (M, K; *) but the former word is the more approved. (M.)

See also an example voce بَلَلٌ.