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Most common words from the same root
مَهْلًا in English
Verb
- act slowly, gently, leisurely! transitive
أَفَاطِمُ مَهْلًا بَعْضَ هٰذَا ٱلتَّدَلُّلِ وَإِنْ كُنْتِ قَدْ أَزْمَعْتِ صَرْمِي فَأَجْمِلِيOh Fatima go easy on the coquetry and if you have already decided to leave me, do it gently.6th century, Imru' al-Qais, أفاطم مهلا
Word origin
From the root م ه ل (m h l). Adverbial accusative of مَهْل (mahl, “slowness, ease”).
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
مَهْلًا in a sentence
Dictionary examples
act slowly
أَفَاطِمُ مَهْلًا بَعْضَ هٰذَا ٱلتَّدَلُّلِ
وَإِنْ كُنْتِ قَدْ أَزْمَعْتِ صَرْمِي فَأَجْمِلِيOh Fatima go easy on the coquetry
and if you have already decided to leave me, do it gently.6th century, Imru' al-Qais, أفاطم مهلا
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