No. 885 in Persian

بلند

Tall; high; loud.

In a sentence

او صدای بلند داشت.
He had a loud voice.
In this sentence, 'بلند' means 'loud' and is used to describe the quality of the sound of a voice.
او ساختمان بلند را دوست دارد.
She likes tall buildings.
Here, 'بلند' means 'tall' and describes the height of the subject, which is the building.
زمان مکالمه‌اش بسیار بلند بود.
The duration of his conversation was very long.
In this context, 'بلند' implies 'long' in time and refers to the extended duration of the conversation.

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