ملث

1 مَلَثَهُ ذ , aor. مَلُثَ , inf. n. مَلْثٌ, He soothed, or tranquilized his mind, with words; spoke to him sweetly, or pleasantly; soothed him with agreeable words; (S, K;) not meaning to fulfil his words: as also مَلَذَهُ, aor. مَلُثَ , inf. n. مَلْذٌ: (TA:) ex. سَأَلْتُهُ حَاجَةً فَمَلَثَنِى I asked him to do a thing that I wanted, and he soothed my mind by a promise, not meaning to fulfil it. (A.) ― -b2- In like manner, He made him a promise, ( as though he would repel him from him, S,) not meaning to fulfil it. (S, K.) Accord. to Ibn-Abi-l-Hadeed, He made him a concealed promise: but this is a strange explanation. (MF.) ― -b3- مَلَثَ, inf. n. مَلْثٌ, He lied; as also مَلَذَ. (TA, art. ملذ.) ― -b4- مَلَثَ الظَّلَامُ The darkness became mixed with the light: this happens at nightfall and at daybreak. (AZ.) ― -b5- مَلَثَهُ بِالشَّرِّ He aspersed him, or bespattered him with evil. (A.) ― -b6- مَلَثَهُ, [aor. مَلُثَ ,] inf. n. مَلْثٌ, He beat him lightly; (K;) like مَغَثَهُ, q. v. (TA.) ― -b7- مَلَثَ He (a hare, TK,) was unable to run; too weak to run. (K.)