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Also written مهل: مَهَلَ (to tarry) · مَهْل (Noun)
Highlights
Present tense
يُمَهِّلُ
Verbal noun
تَمْهِيل
Active participle
مُمَهِّل
Passive participle
مُمَهَّل
Most common words from the same root
مَهَّلَ in English
Verb · Form II
- to postpone, to delay
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدَاSo allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 86:17
Words from the root م-ه-ل
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
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
مَهَّلَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | مَهَّلْتُ | أُمَهِّلُ | أُمَهِّلَ | أُمَهِّلْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | مَهَّلْتَ | تُمَهِّلُ | تُمَهِّلَ | تُمَهِّلْ | مَهِّلْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | مَهَّلْتِ | تُمَهِّلِينَ | تُمَهِّلِي | تُمَهِّلِي | مَهِّلِي |
| هُوَ he | مَهَّلَ | يُمَهِّلُ | يُمَهِّلَ | يُمَهِّلْ | — |
| هِيَ she | مَهَّلَتْ | تُمَهِّلُ | تُمَهِّلَ | تُمَهِّلْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | مَهَّلْتُمَا | تُمَهِّلَانِ | تُمَهِّلَا | تُمَهِّلَا | مَهِّلَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | مَهَّلَا | يُمَهِّلَانِ | يُمَهِّلَا | يُمَهِّلَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | مَهَّلَتَا | تُمَهِّلَانِ | تُمَهِّلَا | تُمَهِّلَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | مَهَّلْنَا | نُمَهِّلُ | نُمَهِّلَ | نُمَهِّلْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | مَهَّلْتُمْ | تُمَهِّلُونَ | تُمَهِّلُوا | تُمَهِّلُوا | مَهِّلُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | مَهَّلْتُنَّ | تُمَهِّلْنَ | تُمَهِّلْنَ | تُمَهِّلْنَ | مَهِّلْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | مَهَّلُوا | يُمَهِّلُونَ | يُمَهِّلُوا | يُمَهِّلُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | مَهَّلْنَ | يُمَهِّلْنَ | يُمَهِّلْنَ | يُمَهِّلْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | تَمْهِيل |
|---|---|
| Active participle | مُمَهِّل |
| Passive participle | مُمَهَّل |
مَهَّلَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to postpone
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدَاSo allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 86:17
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