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istamhala

ask for a respite, ask to wait

اِسْتَمْهَلَ

Word

Verb · Form X

Root

م ه ل

Forms

Present
يَسْتَمْهِلُ
Conjugation
Person PastPresentCommand
he هُوَ اِسْتَمْهَلَيَسْتَمْهِلُ—
she هِيَ اِسْتَمْهَلَتتَسْتَمْهِلُ—
they two (m.) هُما اِسْتَمْهَلايَسْتَمْهِلانِ—
they two (f.) هُما اِسْتَمْهَلَتاتَسْتَمْهِلانِ—
they (m.) هُمْ اِسْتَمْهَلُوايَسْتَمْهِلُونَ—
they (f.) هُنَّ اِسْتَمْهَلْنَيَسْتَمْهِلْنَ—
you (m.) أَنْتَ اِسْتَمْهَلْتَتَسْتَمْهِلُاِسْتَمْهِلْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ اِسْتَمْهَلْتِتَسْتَمْهِلِينَاِسْتَمْهِلِي
you two أَنْتُما اِسْتَمْهَلْتُماتَسْتَمْهِلانِاِسْتَمْهِلَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ اِسْتَمْهَلْتُمتَسْتَمْهِلُونَاِسْتَمْهِلُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ اِسْتَمْهَلْتُنَّتَسْتَمْهِلْنَاِسْتَمْهِلْنَ
I أَنا اِسْتَمْهَلْتُأَسْتَمْهِلُ—
we نَحْنُ اِسْتَمْهَلْنانَسْتَمْهِلُ—

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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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