tamahhul
slowness, gradualness
تَمَهُّل
Word
Noun · pattern تَفَعُّلRoot
م ه لIn the library
قالت روادفها أقعدي وتمهلي
The Exquisite in Every Art, page 423 →From the same root
- مَهَلَbe slow
- مَهَّلَgrant a delay, grant a respite
- مَهْلslowness
- أَمْهَلَgrant a delay, grant a respite
- تَمَهَّلَbe slow, go slowly
- مُهْلَةdelay, respite
- تَماهَلَbe slow, proceed slowly
- مُهَيْلَةlarge boat
- إِمْهالgrant of respite, granting a delay
- مُتَمَهِّلslow, leisurely
- اِسْتَمْهَلَask for a respite, ask to wait
- مُتَماهِلunhurried, slow
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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