ملل

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of weariness, boredom, and being tired of something. It extends to related ideas like being accustomed to something, or conversely, being restless and unable to settle. It also has distinct meanings related to crafts like sewing and baking, and a meaning related to religion or way of life.

Derived headwords

مَلِلْتُverb

1.
to be weary ofboth
To become tired of or bored with something, to the point of disliking it.

مَلَلاًnoun

1.
wearinessboth
The state of being tired or bored with something.

مِلَّةnoun

1.
bread baked in hot ashesboth
bread baked in hot ashes

مَلَالَةnoun

1.
wearinessboth
The state of being tired or bored with something.

اسْتَمَلَّverb

1.
meaning 'he got bored'both
meaning 'he got bored'

مَلّadjective

1.
he got bored of itboth
he got bored of it
2.
a bored manboth
a bored man
3.
he baked it in hot ashesboth
he baked it in hot ashes

مَلُولadjective

1.
a bored manboth
a bored man

مَلُولَةadjective

1.
a bored manboth
a bored man
2.
a bored womanboth
a bored woman

ذُو مِلَّةother

1.
a bored manboth
a bored man

أَمَلَّهُverb

1.
he dictated the bookboth
he dictated the book

أَمَلَّ عَلَيْهِverb

1.
to make wearyboth
To cause someone to become tired or bored with something.
2.
to dictateclassical
To dictate something to someone, as in reading aloud for them to write.

أَمْلَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ الكِتَابَverb

1.
to dictate the bookclassical
To read the book aloud for someone to transcribe or memorize.

مَلَلْتُ الثَّوْبَverb

1.
to sew the first stitchclassical
To perform the initial sewing on a garment before finishing it.

مَلَلْتُ الخُبْزَةَverb

1.
to make bread in hot ashesclassical
To prepare bread by baking it in hot ashes.

امْتَلَلْتُهَاverb

1.
to make bread in hot ashesclassical
To prepare bread by baking it in hot ashes.

المَلِيلnoun

1.
the name of that breadboth
the name of that bread

المَمْلُولnoun

1.
bread baked in ashesclassical
Bread that has been prepared by baking in hot ashes.
2.
meat cooked in ashesclassical
Meat that has been cooked in hot ashes.

المَلِيلَةnoun

1.
feverish heatclassical
A sensation of heat felt by a person, often associated with a fever in the bones.

مَلَالnoun

1.
feverish heatclassical
A sensation of heat felt by a person, often associated with a fever in the bones.

يَتَمَلْمَلُverb

1.
to writheboth
To move restlessly or squirm, especially due to pain or discomfort, as if on hot ashes.

يَتَمَلَّلُverb

1.
he cannot settle due to pain, as if he is on hot ashesboth
he cannot settle due to pain, as if he is on hot ashes

مَلَلname

1.
a place nameclassical
The name of a specific location.

مَمْلُولadjective

1.
frequentedclassical
A path or road that is frequently traveled or trodden.

يَمْتَلُّverb

1.
to pass quicklyclassical
To move or pass by at a very fast speed.

المِلَّةnoun

1.
hot ashesboth
hot ashes
2.
the pit itselfboth
the pit itself
3.
religion and lawboth
religion and law

المِمْلُولnoun

1.
kohl stickclassical
A stick used for applying kohl to the eyes.

Parallel reading

مللت الشئ بالكسر، ومللت منه أيضا مللا وملة وملالة (1) ، إذا سئمته.

I became weary of the thing (with kasra), and I also became weary of it, with weariness, a state of weariness, and great weariness, if you are tired of it.

واستمللته كذلك.

And I became weary of it similarly.

وقال لا يستمل ولا يكرى مجالسها ولا يمل من النجوى مناجيها

And he said: one does not become weary of its gatherings, nor does one tire of intimate conversations with its confidants.

ورجل مل وملول وملولة (1) وذو ملة.

And a man who is weary, and very weary, and habitually weary, and prone to boredom.

وامرأة ملولة.

And a woman who is habitually weary.

إنك والله لذو ملة يطرفك الأدنى عن الابعد (2)

By God, you are indeed prone to boredom, the near distracts you from the far.

وأمله وأمل عليه، أي أسأمه.

And he made him weary, and he made him weary of it, meaning he tired him out.

يقال: أدل فأمل.

It is said: he became bored, so he became weary.

وأمل عليه أيضا، بمعنى أمي.

And he made him weary of it also, meaning he tired him out.

يقال: أمللت عليه الكتاب.

It is said: I dictated the book to him.

ومللت الثوب بالفتح، إذا خطته الخياطة الأولى قبل الكف.

And I sewed the garment (with fatha), when I made the first stitch before the finishing.

ومللت الخبزة ملا وامتللتها، إذا عملتها في الملة.

And I made the bread with hot ashes and I made it, if you prepared it in the hot ashes.

واسْمُ ذلك الخبز المليل والمملول.

And the name of that bread is al-maleel and al-mamlool.

وكذلك اللحم.

And likewise the meat.

يقال: أطعمنا خبز ملة، وأطعمنا خبزة مليلا، ولا تقل أطعمنا ملة: لأن الملة الرماد الحار.

It is said: We were fed bread of hot ashes, and we were fed a bread baked in ashes, and do not say 'we were fed hot ashes': because al-milla is the hot ashes.

قال الشاعر. أباتك الله في أبيات معتنز عن المكارم لاعف ولاقار (1) صلد الندى زاهد في كل مكرمة كإنما ضيفه في ملة النار

The poet said: May God make you spend your nights in lofty dwellings, far from nobility, neither forgiving nor hospitable, steadfast in generosity, abstaining from all honor, as if his guest were in the hot ashes of the fire.

والمليلة: حرارة يجدها الرجل، وهي حمى في العظم.

And al-muleila: is a heat that a man feels, and it is a fever in the bone.

يقال: به مليلة وملال أيضا بالضم.

It is said: he has al-muleila and also malal (with damma).

وهو يتململ على فراشه ويتملل، إذا لم يستقر من الوجع، كأنه على ملة.

And he writhes on his bed and squirms, if he cannot settle due to pain, as if he were on hot ashes.

وملل: اسم موضع.

And Mallal: is the name of a place.

وطريق ممل، أي لحب مسلوك.

And a ممل road, meaning frequently trodden.

ومر فلان يمتل، إذا مر مرا سريعا.

And so-and-so passed, moving quickly, if he passed very fast.

والملة بالكسر: الدين والشريعة.

And al-milla (with kasra): is religion and law.

والملمول: الميل الذى يكتحل به.

And al-mamloul: is the stick with which one applies kohl.