ملث

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of making a promise or offering something with no intention of fulfilling it. It also describes the ambiguous, mixed state of light and darkness, particularly during twilight and dawn.

Derived headwords

ملثverb

1.
to promise falselyboth
To make a promise or offer something to someone with no intention of fulfilling it.
2.
to appeaseclassical
To appease someone with words, without any intention of fulfilling the promise.

ملثاnoun

1.
false promiseboth
The act of making a promise or offer with no intention of fulfilling it.
2.
appeasementclassical
Appeasing someone with words without intent to fulfill.

ملث الإمساءnoun

1.
twilightclassical
The time when darkness begins to mix with light, specifically around sunset and after.

ملث الظلامnoun

1.
twilightclassical
The intermingling of light and darkness, occurring at dusk and dawn.

ملس الظلامnoun

1.
deep twilightclassical
The period when darkness intensifies after the initial mixing of light and dark, approaching the time for the last evening prayer.

ملثةnoun

1.
early duskclassical
The very beginning of the darkness of sunset.

ملسnoun

1.
deep duskclassical
The time when darkness has significantly intensified after sunset, to the point where distinguishing objects becomes difficult.

ملاعبةnoun

1.
playfulnessclassical
The act of playing or engaging in lighthearted activity.

ملاذnoun

1.
playfulnessclassical
The quality of being playful or engaging in playful actions.

Parallel reading

أن يعد الرجل الرجل عدة لا يريد أن يفي بها.

That a man makes another man a promise he does not intend to fulfill.

ملثه يملثه ملثا: وعده عدة كأنه يرده عنها، وليس ينوي له وفاء.

He promised him a promise as if to deter him from it, without intending to fulfill it.

وملثه بكلام: طيب به نفسه ولا وفاء له

And he appeased him with words, making him feel better, without any intention of fulfilling it.

والملث: اختلاط الظلمة، وقيل: هو بعد السدف.

And 'malath' is the mixing of darkness; it is said to be after the initial dimness.

وأتيته ملث الظلام وملس الظلام وعند ملثه أي حين اختلط الظلام، ولم يشتد السواد جدا حتى تقول: أخوك أم الذئب؟

And I came to him at the twilight of darkness, or the deep twilight, meaning when the darkness had mixed, but not yet become so intense that you would say: Is that your brother or a wolf?

وذلك عند صلاة المغرب وبعدها

And that is at the time of the Maghrib prayer and after it.

إذا انغمسن ملث الإمساء

When they plunged into the twilight of evening.

ملث الظلام اختلاط الضوء بالظلمة، وهو عند العشاء وعند طلوع الفجر

The twilight of darkness is the mixing of light with darkness, and it occurs at dusk and at dawn.

الملثة والملث أول سواد المغرب، فإذا اشتد حتى يأتي وقت العشاء الأخيرة، فهو الملس، فلا يميز هذا من هذا لأنه قد دخل الملث في الملس

The 'malathah' and 'malath' are the beginning of the darkness of sunset. When it intensifies until the time of the last evening prayer, it is 'malas'. One cannot distinguish this from that because the 'malath' has entered into the 'malas'.

ومثله اختلط الخاثر بالزباد.

And like it is when the curd mixes with the yogurt.

والملاث: الملاعبة

And 'malath' is playfulness.

تضحك ذات الطوق والرعاث ... من عزب، ليس بذي ملاث

The one with the necklace and ornaments laughs ... from a bachelor, who is not playful.