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الملث

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to concepts of appeasing, flattering, and deceiving someone, often through words or promises. It also encompasses terms for the early darkness of night, and physical states like weakness or insatiability.

Derived headwords

مَلَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to appeaseclassical

    To bring comfort or satisfaction to the soul through speech.

  2. 2.
    to promise without intent to fulfillclassical

    To make a promise with no intention of keeping it.

مَلْثnoun
  1. 1.
    appeasementclassical

    The act of appeasing or comforting the soul with words.

  2. 2.
    deceptive promiseclassical

    A promise made without the intention of fulfilling it.

  3. 3.
    early darknessclassical

    The first darkness of the night.

  4. 4.
    light blowclassical

    A gentle or light strike.

  5. 5.
    weakness in runningclassical

    Lacking strength or stamina when running.

مَلَثَةnoun
  1. 1.
    appeasementclassical

    The act of appeasing or comforting the soul with words.

  2. 2.
    deceptive promiseclassical

    A promise made without the intention of fulfilling it.

  3. 3.
    early darknessclassical

    The first darkness of the night.

  4. 4.
    light blowclassical

    A gentle or light strike.

  5. 5.
    weakness in runningclassical

    Lacking strength or stamina when running.

مُلِثّadjective
  1. 1.
    insatiable (sexual)classical

    One who cannot be satisfied by sexual intercourse.

مالَثَverb
  1. 1.
    to flatterclassical

    To flatter or cajole someone.

  2. 2.
    to play withclassical

    To engage in playful interaction or dalliance.

مَلَثname
  1. 1.
    city in Iraqclassical

    A place name, specifically a city located in Iraq.

مُلْثnoun
  1. 1.
    early darknessclassical

    The first darkness of the night.

Parallel reading

تطييب النفس بكلام
Appeasing the soul with speech.
والوعد بلا نية الوفاء
And promising without the intention of fulfillment.
وأول سواد الليل
And the first darkness of the night.
والضرب الخفيف
And a light blow.
والضعف عن الجري
And weakness in running.
من لا يشبع من الجماع
One who is not satisfied by sexual intercourse.
مالثه: داهنه، ولاعبه
He flattered him: he cajoled him, and played with him.
وملث، بالضم: ة بالعراق
And Malath, with damma: a city in Iraq.
وأتيته ملث الظلام
And I came to him at the onset of darkness.
أي: حين اختلط
Meaning: when it had become mixed.