imhāl

grant of respite, granting a delay

إِمْهال

Word

Noun · pattern إِفْعال

Root

م ه ل

In the library

تعلم حسن الاستماع, كما تتعلم حسن الكلام, ومن حسن الاستماع إمهال المتكلم حتى ينقضي حديثه، وقلة

The Small and the Great Book of Manners, page 121 →

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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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