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الملس

Root entry · 18 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to smoothness, slipperiness, and escape. It encompasses concepts of swift movement, avoiding capture, and the absence of roughness. It also extends to descriptions of terrain, animals, and even abstract concepts like time and wine.

Derived headwords

اِمْلَاسnoun
  1. 1.
    Intense runningclassical

    Refers to severe running or swift movement.

  2. 2.
    Darkness mixingclassical

    The intermingling of darkness.

مَلَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To be smoothboth

    To be smooth, the opposite of rough. This applies to texture and also to movement.

  2. 2.
    To slip awayclassical

    To escape or slip away from something or someone.

مَلُوسadjective
  1. 1.
    Swift camelclassical

    A camel that is long-necked and outpaces others in every journey.

مَلْسَىadjective
  1. 1.
    Extremely fastclassical

    Describing a she-camel that is the ultimate in speed.

مَلَاسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Smoothnessboth

    The quality of being smooth, the opposite of roughness.

  2. 2.
    Leveling toolclassical

    A tool used to level the ground.

مَلُوسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Smoothnessclassical

    The quality of being smooth, the opposite of roughness.

أَمْلَسadjective
  1. 1.
    Healthy-backedclassical

    Having a sound or healthy back.

  2. 2.
    Exhaustedclassical

    Extremely tired or worn out.

مَلْسَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    Smooth wineclassical

    Wine that flows easily down the throat.

  2. 2.
    Sour milkclassical

    Sour milk used to curdle fresh milk.

مَلِيسname
  1. 1.
    Proper nameclassical

    A given name.

مَلِيسَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    Middayclassical

    Refers to noon.

  2. 2.
    Time between Maghrib and Ishaclassical

    The period between sunset and night prayer.

  3. 3.
    Month of Safarclassical

    The second month of the Islamic calendar.

  4. 4.
    Period before winterclassical

    A period between Safar and winter.

  5. 5.
    Food clothclassical

    A type of cloth related to food.

  6. 6.
    Fortressclassical

    A specific fortress located in Taif.

إِمْلِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    Barren desertclassical

    A desolate plain or desert devoid of vegetation.

رُمَّان إِمْلِيسِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    Pomegranate of Imleesclassical

    A type of pomegranate seemingly attributed to the place or concept of 'Imlees'.

أَمْلَسَتْverb
  1. 1.
    Shed woolclassical

    When a sheep loses its wool.

اِنْفَلَتَverb
  1. 1.
    To escapeboth

    To slip away, to escape from confinement or capture.

تَمَلَّسَverb
  1. 1.
    To slip awayclassical

    To escape or slip away, often implying cunning or agility.

اِمْلَاسَverb
  1. 1.
    To escapeclassical

    To slip away or escape.

اِنْمَلَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To escapeclassical

    To slip away or escape.

اِمْتُلِسَverb
  1. 1.
    To have vision snatchedclassical

    To have one's sight or vision suddenly taken away or obscured (passive voice).

Parallel reading

والملس: السوق الشديد، واختلاط الظلام، كالإملاس، وسل خصيي الكبش بعروقهما.
And Al-Malas: severe running, and the mixing of darkness, like Al-Imlas, and the castration of a ram's testicles with their veins.
والملوس، كصبور، من الإبل: المعناق السابق في كل مسير.
And Al-Malūs, like Sabūr, from camels: the long-necked one that outpaces in every journey.
وناقة ملسى، كجمزى: نهاية في السرعة.
And a she-camel Malasā, like Jamzā: the ultimate in speed.
وأبيعك الملسى، لاعهدة، أي: تتملس وتتفلت، ولا ترجع إلي.
And I sell you Al-Malasā, with no guarantee, meaning: you slip away and escape, and do not return to me.
والملاسة والملوسة: ضد الخشونة، وقد ملس، ككرم ونصر.
And Al-Malāsah and Al-Malūsah: the opposite of roughness, and it has become smooth, like Karuma and Nasara.
وملسني بلسانه.
And he smoothed me with his tongue.
والأملس: الصحيح الظهر.
And Al-Amals: the one with a healthy back.
«هان على الأملس ما لاقى الدبر»
'It was easy for the healthy-backed one what the hind suffered'
وخمس أملس: متعب شديد.
And Khams Amlas: extremely tired.
والملساء: الخمر السلسة في الحلق، ولبن حامض يشج به المحض، كالمليساء.
And Al-Malsā': smooth wine in the throat, and sour milk with which fresh milk is curdled, like Al-Malīsā.
ومليس، كزبير: اسم.
And Malīs, like Zubayr: a name.
والمليساء: نصف النهار، وبين المغرب والعتمة، وشهر صفر، وشهر بين الصفرية والشتاء، وشيء من قماش الطعام، وحصن بالطائف.
And Al-Malīsā': midday, and between Maghrib and Isha, the month of Safar, a month between the Safariyya and winter, something of food cloth, and a fortress in Taif.
والإمليس، وبهاء: الفلاة ليس بها نبات ج: أماليس، وأمالس شاذ.
And Al-Imlīs, and with Hā': the desert plain that has no vegetation, pl. Amālīs, and Amālis is irregular.
والرمان الإمليسي: كأنه منسوب إليه.
And Al-Imlīsī pomegranate: as if it is attributed to it.
والملاسة، كجبانة: التي تسوى بها الأرض.
And Al-Malāsah, like Jabānah: that by which the ground is leveled.
وأملست شاتك: سقط صوفها.
And your sheep shed its wool: its wool fell off.
واملس، على افتعل، وتملس واملاس وانملس: أفلت.
And Imlas, on Ifta'ala, and Tamallas, Imlasa, and Inmalas: escaped.
وامتلس بصره، مبنيا للمفعول: اختطف.
And his sight was snatched, built for the passive: snatched away.