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مله

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a state of being full or complete, often in a negative or depleted sense. It can describe a person who is mentally absent or a substance lacking flavor. It also touches upon the idea of something being an emphatic repetition.

Derived headwords

مَلِيَّهadjective
  1. 1.
    mentally absentclassical

    Describing a person who has lost their mind or is mentally absent, often due to being overwhelmed or depleted.

  2. 2.
    lacking flavorclassical

    Describing something, particularly food or drink, that has no taste or is bland.

  3. 3.
    emphaticclassical

    Used as an emphatic follower or repetition, reinforcing the preceding word.

مُمْتَلِهadjective
  1. 1.
    fullclassical

    Describing a state of being full or complete, often used in conjunction with 'malih' to denote a lack of mental capacity or flavor.

سَلِيخadjective
  1. 1.
    tastelessclassical

    Referring to something that is tasteless or insipid, often used in a comparative or idiomatic sense.

مَلِيخadjective
  1. 1.
    tastelessclassical

    Similar to 'salikh', this term denotes a lack of flavor or taste.

Parallel reading

رجل مليه وممتله: ذاهب العقل
A man who is malih and mumtali: gone in the mind.
وسليه مليه: لا طعم له
And its salikh is malih: it has no taste.
كقولهم سليخ مليخ
As in their saying 'salikh malikh' (tasteless).
وقيل: مليه إتباع
And it was said: 'malih' is an emphatic follower.
حكاه ثعلب
Tha'lab narrated it.