amhala

grant a delay, grant a respite

أَمْهَلَ

Word

Verb · Form IV

Root

م ه ل

Forms

Present: يُمْهِلُ
Verbal noun: إِمْهال

In the library

فَمَهِّلِ الْكَافِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًا

The Qurʾān, page 591 →

Conjugation

Person	Past	Present	Command
he هُوَ	أَمْهَلَ	يُمْهِلُ	—
she هِيَ	أَمْهَلَت	تُمْهِلُ	—
they two (m.) هُما	أَمْهَلا	يُمْهِلانِ	—
they two (f.) هُما	أَمْهَلَتا	تُمْهِلانِ	—
they (m.) هُمْ	أَمْهَلُوا	يُمْهِلُونَ	—
they (f.) هُنَّ	أَمْهَلْنَ	يُمْهِلْنَ	—
you (m.) أَنْتَ	أَمْهَلْتَ	تُمْهِلُ	أَمْهِلْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ	أَمْهَلْتِ	تُمْهِلِينَ	أَمْهِلِي
you two أَنْتُما	أَمْهَلْتُما	تُمْهِلانِ	أَمْهِلَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ	أَمْهَلْتُم	تُمْهِلُونَ	أَمْهِلُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ	أَمْهَلْتُنَّ	تُمْهِلْنَ	أَمْهِلْنَ
I أَنا	أَمْهَلْتُ	أُمْهِلُ	—
we نَحْنُ	أَمْهَلْنا	نُمْهِلُ	—

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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