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Root entry · 38 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to smoothness, slipperiness, and swift, unhindered movement. It extends to concepts of darkness, stealthy action, and things that are easy to handle or pass through. It also encompasses terms for specific times, places, and even types of fruit and wine.

Derived headwords

مَلَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to move swiftlyboth

    To go or move quickly and smoothly, without hindrance.

  2. 2.
    to slip awayboth

    To escape or get away from something, often stealthily.

  3. 3.
    to be smoothboth

    To be smooth to the touch or in texture.

مَلْسnoun
  1. 1.
    swift movementboth

    A fast, smooth, and unhindered journey or movement.

  2. 2.
    intense darknessclassical

    The deep, mixed darkness of night, especially after twilight.

  3. 3.
    castrationclassical

    The act of castrating a ram, including its veins.

  4. 4.
    smoothnessboth

    The quality of being smooth, the opposite of roughness.

  5. 5.
    easy journeyclassical

    A simple or easy type of travel.

  6. 6.
    softnessboth

    The quality of being soft or yielding to touch.

عهدي بأظعان الكتوم تملس — I remember the tents of Al-Kutum moving swiftly.
ملسا بذود الحلسي ملسا — Swiftly driving the flock of Al-Hilsi.
أتيته ملس الظلام — I came to him during the deep darkness of night.
إختلط الملس بالملث — The intense darkness mixed with the twilight.
خصى مملوس — Castrated testicles.
مَلَسَ بِالإِبِلِverb
  1. 1.
    to drive camels stealthilyclassical

    To drive camels with a swift, hidden, and stealthy movement.

إِمْلاسnoun
  1. 1.
    deep darknessclassical

    The time when darkness intensifies, after twilight, when night begins to mix with the earth.

مَمْلُوسadjective
  1. 1.
    castratedclassical

    Referring to a ram whose testicles have been removed.

  2. 2.
    smoothclassical

    Describing a child who is smooth or perhaps unblemished.

مَلُوسadjective
  1. 1.
    swift-moving (camel)classical

    A camel that is leading the herd in grazing, watering, and travel; a fast and forward-moving camel.

مَلْسَىadjective
  1. 1.
    extremely fast (camel)both

    A female camel that is the epitome of speed, moving very quickly.

  2. 2.
    unburdened saleclassical

    A sale where the seller does not guarantee or take responsibility for the item's future condition or return.

ناقة ملسى، أي نهاية في السرعة — A female camel, meaning the ultimate in speed.
أبيعك الملسى لا عهدة — I sell you the unburdened item, with no guarantee.
صار بيع مالنا بالملسى — The sale of our property became unburdened (without guarantee).
مَلَسَ كَرُمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be smoothboth

    To be smooth to the touch, lacking roughness.

مَلَاسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    smoothnessboth

    The quality of being smooth, the opposite of roughness.

  2. 2.
    smoother (tool)classical

    A tool used to level or smooth the ground, especially after plowing.

ملست الأرض تمليساً، إذا أجريت عليها المملقة بعد إثارتها — I smoothed the land with a smoother after plowing it.
مُلُوسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    smoothnessboth

    The quality of being smooth, the opposite of roughness.

أَمْلَسَadjective
  1. 1.
    smoothboth

    Having a smooth surface, free from bumps or roughness.

  2. 2.
    healthy-backedclassical

    Describing an animal with a sound back, free from sores or scabs.

  3. 3.
    exhaustedclassical

    Extremely tired or weary.

صدق من الهندي ألبس جنة لحقت بكعب كالنواة مليس — True from the Indian, a garment that reached the heel like a smooth date pit.
هان على الأملس ما لاقى الدبر — What the one with the sound back endured is easy for the one with the sore back.
خمس أملس — To travel for five days, exhausted.
أَمْلَسَ مِنْ الأَمْرِverb
  1. 1.
    to escape fromboth

    To get free from a situation or matter, to slip away from it.

مَلْسَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    smooth (wine)classical

    Describing wine that is easy to swallow and pleasant in the throat.

  2. 2.
    sour milkclassical

    A type of sour milk used to mix with fresh milk.

  3. 3.
    barren (land)both

    Land that does not produce vegetation.

  4. 4.
    smooth (object)both

    Having a smooth surface, like a stone or cloth.

  5. 5.
    smooth (bow)classical

    A bow without any cracks or imperfections.

بالقهوة الملساء من جريالها — With the smooth coffee from its stream.
سنة ملساء — A year without vegetation.
مَلِيسadjective
  1. 1.
    smoothboth

    Having a smooth texture or surface.

كالنواة مليس — Like a smooth date pit.
مَلِيسَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    middayclassical

    The middle of the day, around noon.

  2. 2.
    time between sunset and night prayerclassical

    The period between sunset and the evening prayer (Isha).

  3. 3.
    month of scarcityclassical

    A month when provisions (mireh) are scarce or cut off.

  4. 4.
    food coveringclassical

    A piece of cloth or material used to cover food.

إِمْلِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    barren landboth

    A desolate, barren plain or desert with no vegetation.

أَمَالِسnoun
  1. 1.
    barren landsboth

    Plural of إمليس, referring to vast, barren, and desolate plains.

أجدي فقد أقوت عليك الأمالس — Will you help me, for the barren lands have become desolate around you?
أَمَالِيسnoun
  1. 1.
    barren landsboth

    Plural of إمليس, referring to vast, barren, and desolate plains.

إِمْلاسِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    smooth (pomegranate)classical

    Referring to a sweet, pleasant pomegranate that has no seeds.

مَمْلَسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    smoother (tool)classical

    A tool used to smooth the ground, similar to a 'malasah'.

أَمْلَسَ شَاتُكَverb
  1. 1.
    your sheep lost woolclassical

    Said when a sheep has shed its wool.

إِمْلاسnoun
  1. 1.
    slipping awayboth

    The act of escaping or slipping away from something.

إِنْمَلَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to slip awayboth

    To escape or get away from something, often stealthily.

إِمْتَلَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to be snatchedclassical

    To have one's sight or something else suddenly taken away or snatched.

مَلْسِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    unreliableclassical

    Someone who does not keep promises or commitments; untrustworthy.

رجل ملسي: لا يثبت على العهد — A 'malsi' man: one who does not remain steadfast in his commitment.
الملسي لا عهدة له — The unreliable one has no guarantee.
مَلِيسَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    smooth part of the backclassical

    The smooth, even part of one's back.

ضربة على ملساء متنه — A blow on the smooth part of his back.
ثَوْبٌ أَمْلَسadjective
  1. 1.
    smooth garmentboth

    A piece of clothing with a smooth texture.

صَخْرَةٌ مَلْسَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    smooth rockboth

    A rock with a smooth, unblemished surface.

المَلْسnoun
  1. 1.
    easy travelclassical

    A smooth, easy, or gentle pace of travel.

  2. 2.
    swift travelboth

    A fast and rapid pace of travel.

  3. 3.
    softnessboth

    The quality of being soft or yielding.

سر ثلاثاً ملسا — Travel for three nights with ease/swiftness.
مَلَسَ الرَّجُلُverb
  1. 1.
    to go quicklyboth

    A man going with great speed and swiftness.

تملس فيه الريح كل مملس — The wind moved through it in every possible swift way.
خِفَّةٌ وَإِسْرَاعٌnoun
  1. 1.
    lightness and speedboth

    The quality of being light and moving quickly.

تَمَلَّسَ مِنَ الأَمْرِverb
  1. 1.
    to escape fromboth

    To get free from a situation or matter, to slip away from it.

أَمْلَسَverb
  1. 1.
    to retreat quicklyclassical

    To withdraw or retreat rapidly and swiftly.

حَجَرٌ يُجْعَلُ عَلَى بَابِ الرَّدَّاحَةِnoun
  1. 1.
    stone blocking a trapclassical

    A stone placed at the entrance of a lion trap (radaha) that falls to block the door when the lion enters.

جِلْدُهُ أَمْلَسُadjective
  1. 1.
    unblemished skinclassical

    Describing skin that is free from any blame or defect.

تَمَلَّسَ مِنَ الشَّرَابِverb
  1. 1.
    to sober upclassical

    To recover from the effects of drinking alcohol, to become sober.

مَلَسَنِي الرَّجُلُ بِلِسَانِهِverb
  1. 1.
    he spoke smoothly to meclassical

    He spoke to me with a smooth, perhaps deceptive, tongue.

لَيْلَةُ ابْنِ أَمْلَسَnoun
  1. 1.
    a difficult nightclassical

    A night associated with hardship or difficulty, possibly referring to a specific proverb or saying.

Parallel reading

عهدي بأظعان الكتوم تملس
I remember the tents of Al-Kutum moving swiftly.
ملسا بذود الحلسي ملسا
Swiftly driving the flock of Al-Hilsi.
أتيته ملس الظلام
I came to him during the deep darkness of night.
إختلط الملس بالملث
The intense darkness mixed with the twilight.
خصى مملوس
Castrated testicles.
ناقة ملسى، أي نهاية في السرعة
A female camel, meaning the ultimate in speed.
أبيعك الملسى لا عهدة
I sell you the unburdened item, with no guarantee.
صار بيع مالنا بالملسى
The sale of our property became unburdened (without guarantee).
صدق من الهندي ألبس جنة لحقت بكعب كالنواة مليس
True from the Indian, a garment that reached the heel like a smooth date pit.
هان على الأملس ما لاقى الدبر
What the one with the sound back endured is easy for the one with the sore back.
يسير فيها القوم خمسا أملسا
The people travel for five days, exhausted.
بالقهوة الملساء من جريالها
With the smooth coffee from its stream.
أجدي فقد أقوت عليك الأمالس
Will you help me, for the barren lands have become desolate around you?
ملست الأرض تمليساً، إذا أجريت عليها المملقة بعد إثارتها
I smoothed the land with a smoother after plowing it.
سر ثلاثاً ملسا
Travel for three nights with ease/swiftness.
تملس فيه الريح كل مملس
The wind moved through it in every possible swift way.
رجل ملسي: لا يثبت على العهد
A 'malsi' man: one who does not remain steadfast in his commitment.
الملسي لا عهدة له
The unreliable one has no guarantee.
ضربة على ملساء متنه
A blow on the smooth part of his back.
تملس من الشراب
To sober up from the drink.