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ملص

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of slipping, sliding, or escaping. It extends to things that are slippery or difficult to grasp, as well as the act of escaping from a situation or person. It can also denote speed and swiftness.

Derived headwords

مَلَصnoun
  1. 1.
    the thing slipped from my handboth

    the thing slipped from my hand

مَلَصَverb
  1. 1.
    the thing slipped from my handboth

    the thing slipped from my hand

مَلِصadjective
  1. 1.
    the thing slipped from my handboth

    the thing slipped from my hand

انْمَلَصَverb
  1. 1.
    escapedboth

    The thing slipped away or escaped. This verb signifies a successful evasion or getting free from a situation or restraint.

أَمْلَصَتْverb
  1. 1.
    miscarriedclassical

    A woman miscarried her child. This refers to the premature expulsion of a fetus.

تَمَلَّصَverb
  1. 1.
    to extricate oneselfboth

    To get free or extricate oneself from a person or situation. It implies a struggle to escape.

إِمْلِيصadjective
  1. 1.
    swiftclassical

    Describing a journey or movement as swift and fast. It denotes great speed.

مُلَاصadjective
  1. 1.
    slipperyclassical

    Used to describe a girl who is slippery or elusive, implying she is difficult to catch or control.

Parallel reading

الملص بالتحريك: الزلق.
Al-malas (with harakah): Slipping.
وقد ملص الشئ من يدى بالكسر يملص.
And the thing slipped from my hand, it slips.
ورشاء ملص، إذا كانت الكف تزلق عنه ولا تستمكن من القبض عليه.
And a slippery rope, if the hand slips from it and cannot grasp it.
فر وأعطاني رشاء ملصا * كذنب الذئب يعدى هبصا
It ran and gave me a slippery rope * like a wolf's tail, it moves swiftly.
وانملص الشئ: أفلت، وتدغم النون في الميم.
And the thing slipped away: it escaped, and the 'n' is assimilated into the 'm'.
وأملصت المرأة بولدها، أي أسقطت.
And the woman miscarried her child, meaning she aborted.
والتملص: التخلص: يقال: ما كدت أتملص من فلان.
And at-tamallus: getting free: it is said: I almost could not extricate myself from so-and-so.
وسير إمليص، أي سريع.
And a swift journey, meaning fast.
وجارية ذات شماص وملاص.
And a girl possessing haughtiness and slipperiness.