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ملس

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

2 ملّسهُ ذ , inf. n. تَمْلِيسٌ, He rendered it smooth, sleek, or free from asperities. (S.) You say, ملّس الأَرْضَ, (TA,) بِالْمَلَّاسَةِ, (A,) inf. n. as above, (TA,) [ He smoothed the land with the ملّاسة;] he drew the مِمْلَقَة [or ملّاسة] over the land, [ and so made it smooth, or even, ] after the ploughing and sowing thereof. (TA.) -A2- Also, (S, A,) inf. n. as above, (TA,) (tropical:) He made him to escape; or to be, or become, or get, clear, quit, free, or at liberty; مِنَ الأَمْرِ from the thing, or affair; (S, K;) and منْ يَدِ غَيْرِهِ from the hand of another. (A.)

Derived headwords

ملّسهُverb
  1. 1.
ملّس الأَرْضَ
مِنَ الأَمْرِ
منْ يَدِ غَيْرِهِ