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ملت

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to the concept of shaking, disturbing, or moving something. It is primarily discussed in its verbal form, with variations in intensity or manner of movement.

Derived headwords

مَلَتَ يَمْلِتُهُ مَلْتًاverb
  1. 1.
    to shakeboth

    To cause something to move back and forth or to and fro; to agitate.

  2. 2.
    to disturbboth

    To move something from its stable position; to unsettle.

مَتَلَ يَمْتُلُهُ مَتْلًاverb
  1. 1.
    to shakeclassical

    To shake or move something.

  2. 2.
    to disturbclassical

    To disturb or move something from its place.

Parallel reading

ملته يملته ملتا، كمتله أي زعزعه أو حركه.
He shook it, he shakes it, a shaking, like 'kamatalahu', meaning to make it unsteady or to move it.
ملت الشيء ملتا، ومتلته متلا إذا زعزعته وحركته
He shook the thing, a shaking, and I shook it, a shaking, if you make it unsteady and move it.