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mahhala

grant a delay, grant a respite

مَهَّلَ

Word

Verb · Form II

Root

م ه ل

Forms

Present
يُمَهِّلُ

In the library

قالت: تأمرن الذي ينطلق بي إلى الأسد أن يمهلني ريثما أبطئ عليه بعض الإبطاء.

Kalila wa Dimna, page 32 →
Conjugation
Person PastPresentCommand
he هُوَ مَهَّلَيُمَهِّلُ—
she هِيَ مَهَّلَتتُمَهِّلُ—
they two (m.) هُما مَهَّلايُمَهِّلانِ—
they two (f.) هُما مَهَّلَتاتُمَهِّلانِ—
they (m.) هُمْ مَهَّلُوايُمَهِّلُونَ—
they (f.) هُنَّ مَهَّلْنَيُمَهِّلْنَ—
you (m.) أَنْتَ مَهَّلْتَتُمَهِّلُمَهِّلْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ مَهَّلْتِتُمَهِّلِينَمَهِّلِي
you two أَنْتُما مَهَّلْتُماتُمَهِّلانِمَهِّلَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ مَهَّلْتُمتُمَهِّلُونَمَهِّلُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ مَهَّلْتُنَّتُمَهِّلْنَمَهِّلْنَ
I أَنا مَهَّلْتُأُمَهِّلُ—
we نَحْنُ مَهَّلْنانُمَهِّلُ—

From the same root

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 6 entries
  • أَمْهَلَهُ Form IV He acted gently, softly, or in a leisurely manner, towards, or with, him
    He acted gently, softly, or in a leisurely manner, towards, or with, him. (K.) He granted him some delay, or respite; let him alone, or left him, for a while. (S, K.) [In both senses] i. q. أَرْوَدَهُ. (S, art. رود.) You say أَمْهِلْنِى حَتَّى أَفْعَل كَذَا Grant thou me some delay that I may do such a thing; give me time to do such a thing. See Har p. 164.
  • تَمَهَّلَ Form V He acted, or behaved, deliberately, or leisurely; without haste
    He acted, or behaved, deliberately, or leisurely; without haste; (S, Msb, K;) in an affair. (S, Msb.)
  • مَهْلٌ Gentleness; a leisurely manner of acting or proceeding
    and ↓ مَهَلٌ and ↓ مُهْلَةٌ Gentleness; a leisurely manner of acting or proceeding. (Msb, K, &c.) ― -b2- مَهْلًَا Act gently, softly, or leisurely.
  • مَهَلٌ Open entry
    : see مَهْلٌ.
  • مُهْلَةٌ In the affair is a delay
    : see مَهْلٌ. ― -b2- فِى الأَمْرِ مُهْلَةٌ In the affair is a delay; syn. تَأْخِيرٌ. (Msb.) ― -b3- فِى مُهْلَةٍ Leisurely; gently; by little and little.
  • غُرْمُولٌ مُتْمَهِلٌّ A hard penis
    A hard penis: see قَاسِبٌ.

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