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Also written مهل: مَهَّلَ (to postpone) · مَهْل (Noun)
Highlights
Present tense
يَمْهَلُ
Active participle
مَاهِل
Passive participle
مَمْهُول
Most common words from the same root
مَهَلَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to tarry, to be slow
Words from the root م-ه-ل
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مَهَلَ
· present يَمْهَلُ
Form I · The plain action
to tarry, to be slow
مَهَّلَ
· present يُمَهِّلُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to postpone, to delay
تَمْهِيل
مُمَهِّل
مُمَهَّل
أَمْهَلَ
· present يُمْهِلُ
Form IV · Causative
to give more time to (someone)
إِمْهَال
مُمْهِل
مُمْهَل
تَمَهَّلَ
· present يَتَمَهَّلُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to act slowly, to be patient, to delay
تَمَهُّل
مُتَمَهِّل
Form
act slowly, gently, leisurely!
إمْهَال
grant of respite
مَهَلَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | مَهَلْتُ | أَمْهَلُ | أَمْهَلَ | أَمْهَلْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | مَهَلْتَ | تَمْهَلُ | تَمْهَلَ | تَمْهَلْ | اِمْهَلْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | مَهَلْتِ | تَمْهَلِينَ | تَمْهَلِي | تَمْهَلِي | اِمْهَلِي |
| هُوَ he | مَهَلَ | يَمْهَلُ | يَمْهَلَ | يَمْهَلْ | — |
| هِيَ she | مَهَلَتْ | تَمْهَلُ | تَمْهَلَ | تَمْهَلْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | مَهَلْتُمَا | تَمْهَلَانِ | تَمْهَلَا | تَمْهَلَا | اِمْهَلَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | مَهَلَا | يَمْهَلَانِ | يَمْهَلَا | يَمْهَلَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | مَهَلَتَا | تَمْهَلَانِ | تَمْهَلَا | تَمْهَلَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | مَهَلْنَا | نَمْهَلُ | نَمْهَلَ | نَمْهَلْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | مَهَلْتُمْ | تَمْهَلُونَ | تَمْهَلُوا | تَمْهَلُوا | اِمْهَلُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | مَهَلْتُنَّ | تَمْهَلْنَ | تَمْهَلْنَ | تَمْهَلْنَ | اِمْهَلْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | مَهَلُوا | يَمْهَلُونَ | يَمْهَلُوا | يَمْهَلُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | مَهَلْنَ | يَمْهَلْنَ | يَمْهَلْنَ | يَمْهَلْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | مَهْل، مَهَل، مُهْلَة |
|---|---|
| Active participle | مَاهِل |
| Passive participle | مَمْهُول |
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