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ملل

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to places and geographical locations, specifically a stopping point between Mecca and Medina. It also appears in a poetic context, possibly referencing the same location or a related concept.

Derived headwords

مَلَلname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    A place situated between Mecca and Medina, approximately seventeen miles from Medina.

مَلَالname
  1. 1.
    Place nameclassical

    Another name for a place, likely the same location as 'ملل'.

المَلَالِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Relating to a placeclassical

    An adjective derived from the place name 'ملل' or 'ملال', used here to describe lightning.

Parallel reading

أصبح النبي، صلى الله عليه وسلم، بملل ثم راح وتعشى بسرف
The Prophet, peace be upon him, spent the morning at Malal, then went and had his evening meal at Sarf.
ملل، بوزن جبل: موضع بين مكة والمدينة على سبعة عشر ميلا بالمدينة
Malal, on the pattern of 'Jabal': a place between Mecca and Medina, seventeen miles from Medina.
وملال: موضع
And Malal: a place.
رمى قلبه البرق الملالي رمية، ... بذكر الحمى وهنا، فبات يهيم
The lightning from Malal struck his heart with a strike, ... remembering the fever and weakness, he spent the night wandering.