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ملط

Root entry · 11 derived lemmas

The root ملط (m-l-ṭ) primarily relates to concepts of smoothness, bareness, and lack of lineage or connection. It extends to meanings of premature birth, mixed ancestry, and specific physical or geographical terms.

Derived headwords

أَمْلَطadjective
  1. 1.
    smooth-skinnedboth

    Describing a person or animal that is smooth-skinned or hairless.

  2. 2.
    prematurely deliveredclassical

    Referring to an animal, particularly a camel, that has prematurely delivered its fetus.

مَلَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to abortclassical

    To cause an animal, like a camel, to prematurely deliver its fetus.

أَمْلَطَتِ النَّاقَةُverb
  1. 1.
    the she-camel abortedclassical

    The she-camel delivered her fetus prematurely.

وأملطت الناقة، أي ألقت جنينها قبل أن يشعر — And the she-camel aborted, meaning she delivered her fetus before it was noticed.
مَلِيطnoun
  1. 1.
    premature fetusclassical

    A fetus that has been prematurely delivered.

والجنين مليط — And the fetus is a premature delivery.
مَلَطٌnoun
  1. 1.
    lack of lineageclassical

    One whose lineage is unknown or unestablished.

والملط: الذي لا يعرف له نسب — And 'al-malṭ': one whose lineage is unknown.
غُلَامٌ مُلَطٌ خِلْطٌphrase
  1. 1.
    boy of mixed lineageclassical

    A boy whose ancestry is mixed or uncertain.

يقال غلام ملط خلط، وهو المختلط النسب — It is said, 'a boy of mixed lineage', meaning one of mixed ancestry.
مَلَاطٌnoun
  1. 1.
    flankclassical

    The side of the body, specifically the flank.

  2. 2.
    mortar

    The mud or plaster used to bind stones or bricks in construction.

والملاط: الجنب — And 'al-malāṭ': the flank.
والملاط: الطين الذي يجعل بين سافي البناء يملط به الحائط — And 'al-malāṭ': the mud that is placed between layers of building, with which the wall is plastered.
ابْنَا مَلَاطٍphrase
  1. 1.
    camel's forelegsclassical

    The forelegs of a camel.

وابنا ملاط: عضدا البعير — And 'ibnā malāṭ': the forelegs of the camel.
مُلْطَىnoun
  1. 1.
    type of runningclassical

    A swift or particular manner of running.

  2. 2.
    skull fractureclassical

    A type of head wound where a thin membrane lies between the bone and the injury.

والملطى، مثل المرطى، من العدو — And 'al-mulṭā', like 'al-muraṭṭā', from running.
والملطى: شجة بينها وبين العظم قشرة رقيقة — And 'al-mulṭā': a wound with a thin membrane between it and the bone.
مُلْطَىً لَا عُهْدَةَphrase
  1. 1.
    no returnclassical

    An expression signifying no possibility of return or recovery.

جعله الله ملطى لا عهدة — May God make it a 'mulṭā' with no return (i.e., irreversible).
مُلْطِيَةname
  1. 1.
    Malatya

    A place name, likely referring to the city of Malatya.

وملطية: بلد — And 'Malatya': a city.

Parallel reading

رجل أملط بين الملط، وهو مثل الامرط.
A smooth-skinned man among the smooth-skinned, and he is like the hairless one.
وكان الاحنف بن قيس أملط.
And Al-Ahnaf ibn Qays was smooth-skinned.
قال أبو عبيدة: سهم أملط مثل أمرط.
Abu Ubaidah said: An 'amlaṭ' arrow is like an 'amraṭ' arrow.
وأملطت الناقة، أي ألقت جنينها قبل أن يشعر.
And the she-camel aborted, meaning she delivered her fetus before it was noticed.
والجنين مليط.
And the fetus is a premature delivery.
والملط: الذي لا يعرف له نسب.
And 'al-malṭ': one whose lineage is unknown.
يقال غلام ملط خلط، وهو المختلط النسب.
It is said, 'a boy of mixed lineage', meaning one of mixed ancestry.
والملاط: الجنب.
And 'al-malāṭ': the flank.
وابنا ملاط: عضدا البعير.
And 'ibnā malāṭ': the forelegs of the camel.
والملاط: الطين الذي يجعل بين سافي البناء (2) يملط به الحائط.
And 'al-malāṭ': the mud that is placed between layers of building, with which the wall is plastered.
والملطى، مثل المرطى، من العدو.
And 'al-mulṭā', like 'al-muraṭṭā', from running.
فيقال: " جعله الله ملطى لا عهدة " أي لا رجعة له.
So it is said: 'May God make it a 'mulṭā' with no return' (meaning, no possibility of return).
والملطى (1) : شجة بينها وبين العظم قشرة رقيقة.
And 'al-mulṭā': a wound with a thin membrane between it and the bone.
وملطية: بلد (2) .
And 'Malatya': a city.