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الملاص

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of smoothness, slipperiness, and escape. It extends to meanings of falling, shedding, and even a specific type of fish.

Derived headwords

الملاصnoun
  1. 1.
    white rockclassical

    Refers to a type of white, smooth rock or stone.

  2. 2.
    castleclassical

    A specific castle located on the coasts of Sicily.

ملاصnoun
  1. 1.
    smoothnessclassical

    Refers to a quality of smoothness or slipperiness, particularly in relation to a female slave.

ملصverb
  1. 1.
    to throwclassical

    To throw something with one's weapon.

كفرحverb
  1. 1.
    to slip and fallclassical

    To fall in a sliding or slipping manner.

ملصadjective
  1. 1.
    slipperyclassical

    Describes something that is slippery to the touch, making it difficult to hold.

ابن ملاصname
  1. 1.
    insultclassical

    Used as an expression of insult or abuse.

أملصverb
  1. 1.
    to make baldclassical

    To cause someone's head to become bald or smooth.

إمليصadjective
  1. 1.
    fastclassical

    Describes a swift or rapid pace of movement.

الملصةnoun
  1. 1.
    type of fishclassical

    A specific kind of fish, described as an 'atoum'.

أملصتverb
  1. 1.
    to miscarryclassical

    For an animal to give birth to a dead offspring.

الشيءverb
  1. 1.
    to make slipperyclassical

    To cause something to become slippery.

مليصاadverb
  1. 1.
    dead offspringclassical

    Said when a female animal gives birth to a dead offspring.

مليطاadverb
  1. 1.
    dead offspringclassical

    Said when a female animal gives birth to a dead offspring.

تملصverb
  1. 1.
    to escape

    To get free from a difficult situation or restraint.

انملصverb
  1. 1.
    to slip away

    To escape or get away stealthily or quickly.

Parallel reading

الملاص، بالكسر: الصفا الأبيض
Al-malāṣ, with kasra: the white rock.
وقلعة بسواحل جزيرة صقلية
And a castle on the coasts of the island of Sicily.
وجارية ذات شماس وملاص في الشين
And a slave girl with smoothness and slipperiness in her chin.
وملص بسلحه: رمى به
And he threw with his weapon: he hurled it.
وكفرح: سقط متزلجا
And he fell: he fell slipping.
ورشاء ملص، ككتف: تزلق الكف عنه
And a young gazelle that is slippery, like 'kitf': the hand slips off it.
ويا ابن ملاص، ككتان: شتم
And 'O son of malāṣ', like 'kuttān': an insult.
ورجل أملص الرأس: أثلطه
And a man who made the head bald: he made it bald.
وسير إمليص: سريع
And a swift journey: fast.
والملصة، كزنخة: الأطوم من السمك
And al-malṣah, like 'zankhah': the atoum of fish.
وأملصت: ألقت ولدها ميتا
And she miscarried: she cast her offspring dead.
وهي مملص، فإن اعتادته، فمملاص
And she is one who miscarries; if she habitually does so, she is mumlāṣ.
والشيء: أزلق
And the thing: to make slippery.
ويقال أيضا إذا ألقت ولدها: ألقته مليصا ومليطا
And it is also said when she casts her offspring: she cast it malīṣan and malīṭan.
وتملص: تخلص
And he escaped: he got free.
وانملص: أفلت
And he slipped away: he escaped.