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māṭala

delay, tarry, temporize

ماطَلَ

Word

Verb · Form III

Root

م ط ل

Forms

Present
يُماطِلُ

In the library

ثم إن كثيرا منكم يدافع بالكراء، ويماطل بالأداء.

The Book of Misers, page 103 →
Conjugation
Person PastPresentCommand
he هُوَ ماطَلَيُماطِلُ—
she هِيَ ماطَلَتتُماطِلُ—
they two (m.) هُما ماطَلايُماطِلانِ—
they two (f.) هُما ماطَلَتاتُماطِلانِ—
they (m.) هُمْ ماطَلُوايُماطِلُونَ—
they (f.) هُنَّ ماطَلْنَيُماطِلْنَ—
you (m.) أَنْتَ ماطَلْتَتُماطِلُماطِلْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ ماطَلْتِتُماطِلِينَماطِلِي
you two أَنْتُما ماطَلْتُماتُماطِلانِماطِلَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ ماطَلْتُمتُماطِلُونَماطِلُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ ماطَلْتُنَّتُماطِلْنَماطِلْنَ
I أَنا ماطَلْتُأُماطِلُ—
we نَحْنُ ماطَلْنانُماطِلُ—

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 4 entries
  • مَطَلَهُ بِدَيْنِهِ Form I He delayed, or deferred, with him, or put him off, in the matter of his debt, by promising time after time to pay him
    , inf. n. مَطْلٌ, and ↓ مَا طَلَهُ, inf. n. مَطَالٌ, He delayed, or deferred, with him, or put him off, in the matter of his debt, by promising time after time to pay him. (Msb.) See دَافَعْتُهُ and سَوَّفَهُ.
  • مَاْطَلَ Form III Open entry
    see 1.
  • مَطُولٌ Much given to delaying, or deferring, with a creditor, or putting him off, in the matter of a debt, by promising time...
    Much given to delaying, or deferring, with a creditor, or putting him off, in the matter of a debt, by promising time after time to pay him. (Msb.)
  • مَمْطُولٌ beaten into a long shape
    Iron, or a sword, (Az, TA,) beaten into a long shape: (Az, K:) or anything extended, elongated, or lengthened. (S.)

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