أمهل

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Arabic

Root
م ه ل (m h l)
6 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

أَمْهَلَ (ʔamhala) IV (non-past يُمْهِلُ (yumhilu), verbal noun إِمْهَال (ʔimhāl)) (transitive)

  1. to give more time to (someone)
    Synonym: أَرْجَأَ (ʔarjaʔa)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 86:17:
      فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدَا
      famahhili l-kāfirīna ʔamhilhum ruwaydā
      So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.
    1. to delay the punishment of (someone), to reprieve, to respite
      Hypernyms: أَطْلَقَ (ʔaṭlaqa, to let off; to release), تَرَكَ (taraka, to leave)
      Coordinate term: عَفَا (ʕafā, to pardon)
      Antonyms: عَاقَب (ʕāqab, to punish; to penalize), أَدَّبَ (ʔaddaba, to discipline), عَزَّرَ (ʕazzara, to castigate), حَدَّ (ḥadda, to penance)

Conjugation

References

South Levantine Arabic

Root
م ه ل
1 term

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic أَمْهَلَ (ʔamhala).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔam.hal/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

أمهل (ʔamhal) IV (present بمهل (bimhel))

  1. to give more time to (someone)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of أمهل (ʔamhal)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m أمهلت (ʔamhalt) أمهلت (ʔamhalt) أمهل (ʔamhal) أمهلنا (ʔamhalna) أمهلتو (ʔamhaltu) أمهلو (ʔamhalu)
f امهلتي (ʔamhalti) أمهلت (ʔamhalat)
present m بمهل (bamhil) بتمهل (btimhil) بمهل (bimhil) منمهل (mnimhil) بتمهلو (btimhilu) بمهلو (bimhilu)
f بتمهلي (btimhili) بتمهل (btimhil)
subjunctive m امهل (amhil) تمهل (timhil) يمهل (yimhil) نمهل (nimhil) تمهلو (timhilu) يمهلو (yimhilu)
f تمهلي (timhili) تمهل (timhil)
imperative m امهل (imhil) امهلو (imhilu)
f امهلي (imhili)