ملغ

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns foolishness, particularly in speech and behavior. It describes someone who is foolish, talks obscenely, or is heedless of their words and what is said to them. It also extends to describing speech or actions that are nonsensical or worthless.

Derived headwords

المُلَغnoun

1.
Foolish personboth
A foolish, senseless, or idiotic person.
2.
Obscene talkerclassical
One who speaks obscenely or uses foul language.
3.
Heedless personclassical
One who is indifferent to what they say or what is said to them.

أملاغnoun

1.
Foolish peopleboth
The plural of 'mulagh', referring to foolish or senseless individuals.

مَلَغَverb

1.
To act foolishlyboth
To behave foolishly or senselessly.

تَمَلَّغَverb

1.
To act foolishlyboth
To behave foolishly or senselessly; it is a verb form derived from the root, indicating the act of foolishness.

كلامٌ مُلَغadjective

1.
Worthless speechboth
Speech that is nonsensical, foolish, or without any good or value.

أملَغَverb

1.
To speak foolishlyclassical
To speak in a foolish, nonsensical, or worthless manner.

مُلَغadjective

1.
Foolish, senselessboth
Describing someone as foolish, senseless, or idiotic, particularly in their speech.

مُتَمَلِّغadjective

1.
Foolish, acting foolishlyboth
One who acts foolishly or senselessly, derived from the verb 'tamallagha'.

مُلَغٌnoun

1.
Foolish, senseless personclassical
An idiotic and foolish person, specifically one who is verbose and senseless in speech.

مُلَغnoun

1.
Foolishnessclassical
The state or quality of being foolish or senseless.

Parallel reading

الملغ، بالكسر: المتملق، وقيل الشاطر، وقيل الأحمق الذي يتكلم بالفحش، وقيل الذي لا يبالي ما قال ولا ما قيل له

Al-mulagh (with kasra): the flatterer, and it is said the cunning one, and it is said the foolish one who speaks obscenely, and it is said one who does not care what they say or what is said to them.

والجمع أملاغ

And the plural is amlagh.

وملغ في كلامه وتملغ: تحمق

And he 'malagha' in his speech and 'tamallagha': he acted foolishly.

وكلام ملغ وأملغ: لا خير فيه

And speech that is 'mulagh' and 'amlagha': there is no good in it.

والملغ: الأحمق الوقس اللفظ

And 'al-mulagh': the foolish, senseless, verbose person.

والملغ يلكى بالكلام الأملغ

And the foolish one is struck down by worthless speech.

هو تفعل منه

It is a 'tafa''ul' form from it (the root).

ويقال: ملغ متملغ

And it is said: 'malagha mutamallighan' (he acted foolishly, acting foolishly).

وقالوا: بلغ ملغ، فبلغ أحمق بالغ في حمقه أو بالغ ما يريد مع حمقه

And they said: 'balagha mulagh', meaning he reached foolishness, a fool who has gone to extremes in his foolishness or achieved what he wants despite his foolishness.

وملغ إتباع، وقيل إنه يفرد فلا يكون إتباعا

And 'mulagh' is an echo word (ittiba'), and it is said it is used independently and is not an echo word.

وأورد بيت رؤبة: والملغ يلكى

And Ru'bah cited the verse: 'Wal-mulghu yulkaa' (And the foolish one is struck down).

وقال: فدل أنه ليس بإتباع

And he said: This indicates it is not an echo word.

وقال رؤبة في الملغ أيضا: غير آلي، وأطال ذبي ... غثيثة الملغ بقول خب

And Ru'bah also said regarding 'al-mulgh': 'Ghayra aalin, wa atala dhibbi... ghutheethata al-mulghi bi qawli khabbin' (Not refraining, and he prolonged my sacrifice... the worthless speech of the foolish with the words of a deceiver).