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المطل

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns delaying or procrastinating, especially regarding debts or promises. It extends to concepts of stretching, shaping, and the remnants of liquids, as well as specific terms for craftsmen and animal breeds.

Derived headwords

المَطْلnoun
  1. 1.
    procrastination, delayboth

    The act of delaying or postponing, especially in fulfilling a promise or paying a debt.

  2. 2.
    stretchingclassical

    The act of stretching out something, like a rope or metal.

  3. 3.
    casting, moldingclassical

    The process of casting, molding, or shaping metal, particularly in the context of making something like an egg shape.

اِمْتِطَالnoun
  1. 1.
    procrastinationclassical

    A masdar (verbal noun) for delaying or postponing, synonymous with المطل.

مُمَاطَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    procrastination, stallingboth

    The act of delaying or stalling, often used in the context of dealing with debts or obligations.

مُطَالnoun
  1. 1.
    procrastinationclassical

    A masdar (verbal noun) for delaying or postponing, similar to المطل.

  2. 2.
    stretchingclassical

    The act of stretching out something.

  3. 3.
    casting, moldingclassical

    The act of casting or molding metal.

مُطَوَّلadjective
  1. 1.
    procrastinatingclassical

    One who procrastinates or delays, an active participle of the verb.

مُطَالadjective
  1. 1.
    procrastinatingclassical

    One who procrastinates or delays, an active participle of the verb.

مَطَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to procrastinate, to delayboth

    To delay or postpone, especially in fulfilling a promise or paying a debt.

  2. 2.
    to stretchclassical

    To stretch out something, like a rope or metal.

  3. 3.
    to cast, to moldclassical

    To cast, mold, or shape metal.

اِمْتَطَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to procrastinateclassical

    To delay or postpone, used as a verb form.

مَطَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to procrastinateclassical

    To delay or postpone, a verb form.

صَانِعُ المَطْلِnoun
  1. 1.
    metal caster, molderclassical

    A craftsman who casts or molds metal.

المُطَالَةnoun
  1. 1.
    craft of metal castingclassical

    The profession or craft of a metal caster or molder.

المَمْطُولadjective
  1. 1.
    stretched in lengthclassical

    Something that has been stretched or elongated in length.

المَطَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    water remnantboth

    A small amount of water remaining at the bottom of a cistern or basin.

المُطْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    small pour of liquidclassical

    A small amount of liquid poured from a waterskin.

اِمْتَطَلَ النَّبَاتُverb
  1. 1.
    plants intertwinedclassical

    When plants grow and intertwine with each other.

المَاِطْلِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    breed of camelsclassical

    A breed of camels attributed to a specific stallion (فحل).

Parallel reading

التسويف بالعدة والدين
Procrastination with a promise and a debt.
وهو مطول ومطال
And he is one who procrastinates and delays.
ومد الحبل والحديد وسبكه وطبعه وصوغه بيضة
And stretching the rope, and casting, molding, and shaping iron like an egg.
والمطال: صانعه
And the caster: its maker.
وحرفته المطالة
And his craft is metal casting.
والممْطُول: المضروب طولا
And the elongated: that which is struck (shaped) lengthwise.
والمطلة، ويحرك: بقية الماء أسفل الحوض
And al-matallah (with fatha): the remainder of the water at the bottom of the basin.
وبالضم: الشيء اليسير تصبه من الزق
And (with dammah): a small thing you pour from the waterskin.
وامتطل النبات: التف
And the plants intertwined: they became tangled.
وكصاحب: فحل تنسب إليه الإبل الماطلية
And like 'sahib': a stallion to which the Maṭliyyah camels are attributed.