ملس

1 مَلُسَ ذ , aor. مَلُسَ ; (M, A, Msb, K;) and مَلِسَ, aor. مَلَسَ ; (Msb;) or the second form is مَلَسَ, aor. مَلُسَ ; (K;) [but the last of the inf. ns. here following seems to indicate that مَلِسَ is correct;] inf. n. مَلَاسَةٌ (S, M, A, Msb, K) and مُلُوسَةٌ, (M, K,) [accord. to rule, both of the first,] and مَلَسٌ, (M, TA,) [accord. to rule, of the second;] It was, or became, smooth, sleek, or free from asperities; the inf. n. being the contr. of خُشُونَةٌ; (S, M, K;) it had in it nothing upon which to lay hold; it was, or became, smooth to the feel; (Msb;) and ↓ املاسّ signifies the same, (S, M,) inf. n. اـِمْلِيسَاسٌ; (S;) and ↓ املسّ: (so in a copy of the A) and [in like manner] ↓ تملّس (S, A) and ↓ اـِمَّلَسَ, of the measure اـِنْفَعَلَ, the ن being incorporated into the م, both signify it was, or became, made, or rendered, smooth, &c. (S.) See also 4. -A2- مَلَسَ, aor. مَلُسَ , inf. n. مَلْسٌ, (tropical:) He (a man) went away quickly, or swiftly: (TA:) and مَلَسَتِ النَّاقَةُ, (M,) and الاـِبِلُ, (A,) aor. and inf. n. as before, (M,) (tropical:) the she-camel, (M,) and the camels, (A,) went quickly, or swiftly: (M, A:) or مَلْسٌ signifies the going easily, or gently: and also, contr., the going vehemently: (M:) or a gentle mode of going or journeying: (IAar:) and the being light, or active, and quick. (TA.) It is said in a trad., سِرْ ثَلَاثًا مَلْسًا, i. e., ثَلَاثَ لَيَالٍ ذَوَاتِ مَلْسٍ; or ثَلَاثًا سَيْرًا مَلْسًا; (tropical:) [ Journey thou three nights of quick, or of easy, journeying; or with a quick, or an easy, journeying; ] or ملسا signifies a certain mode of going or journeying; and is in the accus. case as an inf. n. (TA.) مَلَسَ, aor. and inf. n. as above, also signifies (assumed tropical:) It (a thing) went back, or retired, (اـِنْخَنَسَ,) quickly; (M;) and so ↓ اـِمَّلَسَ. (M, TA.) -A3- مَلَسَ الظَّلَامُ, [aor. مَلُسَ ,] (TK,) inf. n. مَلْسٌ, (A, K,) or مَلَسٌ, (S, M,) The darkness became confused; (S, M, A, K;) as also ↓ أَمْلَسَ, (TK,) inf. n. اـِمْلَاسٌ: (K:) or became in the state after that which is termed مَلَثٌ, (M,) or مَلْثٌ. (TA.) See مَلْسٌ below.