ملق

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

The root ملق (mlq) primarily relates to concepts of smoothness, softness, and gentleness, often associated with physical touch or emotional disposition. It extends to meanings of wiping, washing, and even suckling, as well as the act of fawning or ingratiating oneself. The root also encompasses terms for flat, smooth land and swiftness.

Derived headwords

المَلْقnoun

1.
affection and gentlenessboth
affection and gentleness

مَلَقَverb

1.
from the verb ṭaribaboth
from the verb ṭariba
2.
gives with his tongue what is not in his heartboth
gives with his tongue what is not in his heart

تَمَلَّقَverb

1.
to fawn, flatterboth
To show excessive affection, to flatter or ingratiate oneself with someone.

تَمَلُّقٌnoun

1.
fawning, flatteryboth
The act of fawning, flattery, or ingratiation.

تَمْلاقٌnoun

1.
fawning, flatteryclassical
An act of fawning or flattery.

مَلِقَverb

1.
from the verb ṭaribaboth
from the verb ṭariba
2.
gives with his tongue what is not in his heartboth
gives with his tongue what is not in his heart

مَلِقٌadjective

1.
from the verb ṭaribaboth
from the verb ṭariba
2.
gives with his tongue what is not in his heartboth
gives with his tongue what is not in his heart

مَلاخُnoun

1.
smooth landclassical
A smooth or level part of the land.

مَلَخٌnoun

1.
swift movementclassical
Intense or swift movement.

المِيلَقadjective

1.
swiftclassical
Someone or something that is very fast.

انْمَلَقَverb

1.
to become smoothboth
To become smooth or sleek.
2.
to slip away, escapeclassical
To slip away or escape from someone's grasp.

مَلْقَةnoun

1.
smooth rockclassical
A smooth, flat stone or rock.

الإمْلاقnoun

1.
povertyboth
poverty

Parallel reading

الملق: المحو، مثل اللمق.

Al-malq: wiping, like al-lamaq.

وملق الثوب أيضا: غسله.

And malqa the garment also means washing it.

وملق الفصل أمه، أي رضعها، حكاه ابن الاعرابي.

And the infant malqa its mother, meaning it suckled her, as narrated by Ibn al-A'rabi.

وملقه بالعصا، أي ضربه.

And he malqa him with the stick, meaning he struck him.

ويقال تملقه وتملق له تملقا وتملاقا، أي تودد إليه وتلطف له.

It is said: tamallaqahu and tamallaqa lahu tamalluqan wa tamlaqan, meaning he was affectionate towards him and gentle with him.

والملق بالتحريك: الود واللطف الشديد.

And al-malq (with harakah): intense affection and gentleness.

قال أبو يوسف: وأصله التليين.

Abu Yusuf said: and its origin is softening.

وقد ملق بالكسر يملق ملقا.

And he malqa (with kasr) yamlqu malqan.

ورجل ملق: يعطي بلسانه ما ليس في قلبه.

And a maliqun man: gives with his tongue what is not in his heart.

والملق أيضا: ما استوى من الأرض.

And al-malq also: what is level of the ground.

معتزم التجليح ملاخ الملق

Determined to gallop across the smooth, level ground.

الواحدة ملقة.

The singular is malqah.

قال الأصمعي: الملق مثل الملخ، وهو السير الشديد.

Al-Asma'i said: Al-malq is like al-malakh, which is intense running.

والميلق: السريع.

And al-maylaqu: the swift one.

ناج ملح في الخبار ميلق كأنه سوذانق أو نقنق

A swift horse in the race, a fast one, as if it were a swift bird or a quail.

وانملق الشئ واملق، بالادغام، أي صار أملس.

And the thing became smooth and amlaqa, with assimilation, meaning it became smooth.

وحوقل ساعده قد انملق

And his forearm was strong, it had become smooth.

وانملق مني، أي أفلت.

And it amlaqa from me, meaning it escaped.

والملقة: الصفاة الملساء.

And al-malqah: the smooth rock.

إذا سامت على الملقات ساما

If they aimed for the smooth rocks, they aimed high.

والاملاق: الافتقار.

And al-imlaqu: destitution.

{ولا تقتلوا أولاد كم من إملاق}

{And do not kill your children for fear of poverty}.