ملع

Root entry · 22 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of vast, open, and sometimes barren land, as well as speed, swiftness, and rapid movement, particularly in animals like camels and horses. It also extends to descriptions of paths and specific types of birds of prey.

Derived headwords

المَلِيعnoun

1.
Vast landclassical
An extensive, wide, and open area of land, often flat and devoid of vegetation.
2.
Narrow pathclassical
A narrow, elongated depression in the ground, less than a cubit deep, that appears and disappears in flat desert terrain.

تملّعverb

1.
To move swiftlyclassical
Used to describe the swift movement and gallop of mounts (camels, horses) across the land.

تملع فيها المطايا ملعا — The mounts moved swiftly across it with great speed.

ملعnoun

1.
Speedclassical
The act of moving swiftly, a gallop, or rapid pace.
2.
Goingclassical
The movement or going of camels, referring to their pace.
3.
Pathclassical
A name for a road or path.
4.
Going in the landclassical
The act of traversing or moving through the land.
5.
Seekingclassical
The act of searching or seeking.
6.
Lightnessclassical
Agility and quickness.
7.
Intense runningclassical
A vigorous and rapid run.
8.
Light, fast paceclassical
A pace that is faster than walking but slower than a full gallop.

ملعاًnoun

1.
Swift paceclassical
The swift pace or gallop of animals.

ملعاناًnoun

1.
Swift movementclassical
The act of moving swiftly, a rapid pace.

ملِيعadjective

1.
Swift (animal)classical
Describing a swift female camel or horse.

ناقة مليع مليق — A swift female camel, very fast.

مليقadjective

1.
Swift (animal)classical
Describing a swift female camel or horse, similar to مليع.

ناقة مليع مليق — A swift female camel, very fast.

ميلعadjective

1.
Swift (animal)classical
Describing a swift horse or camel.
2.
Tall and lightclassical
Describing something or someone as tall and agile.
3.
Pathclassical
A road that extends as far as the eye can see.

ميلع التقريب يعبوب إذا ... بادر الجونة واحمر الأفق — Swift in approach, a charger when... the horizon reddens.

ميلعةadjective

1.
Swift (female)classical
Describing a swift female horse.

جاءت به ميلعة طمره — She brought it forth, a swift, leaping mare.

ميلعname

1.
Name of a she-camelclassical
A proper name for a she-camel.

وفيه من ميلع نجر منتجر — And in it is from Mil'a, a skilled craftsman.

ملاعnoun

1.
Desert wastelandclassical
A barren desert area devoid of vegetation.
2.
Swiftnessclassical
Speed or rapid movement.

ملوعadjective

1.
Swift (animal)classical
Describing a swift camel or horse.
2.
Lightly strikingclassical
Describing a bird of prey that strikes lightly and quickly.

جمل ملوع وميلع — A swift camel and a swift horse.

ميلاعadjective

1.
Swift (female)classical
Describing a swift female animal, considered rare.

أملعتverb

1.
To move swiftlyclassical
Used for a she-camel moving at a fast pace.

لشد ما أملعت الناقة — How swiftly the she-camel moved.

امتلعتverb

1.
To move swiftlyclassical
Used for a she-camel moving at a fast pace.
2.
To be skinnedclassical
To be skinned from the neck.
3.
To snatchclassical
To snatch or steal something.

امتلعت الناقة — The she-camel moved swiftly.

امتلعه — He snatched it.

انملعتverb

1.
To move swiftlyclassical
Used for a she-camel moving at a fast pace.

فتنملع — And so she moves swiftly.

ملعverb

1.
To move swiftlyclassical
To move with a swift, light pace.
2.
To skinclassical
To skin an animal from its neck.

ملع ملعا وملعانا — He moved swiftly with a gallop and a swift pace.

ملع الشاةverb

1.
To skin a sheepclassical
To skin a sheep starting from the neck.

ملع الشاة من قبل عنقها — To skin the sheep from its neck.

عقاب ملاعnoun

1.
Swift bird of preyclassical
A type of eagle or hawk known for its speed and agility in hunting small prey.

عقاب ملاع لا عقاب القواعل — A swift eagle, not an eagle of short mountains.

عقاب ملاعnoun

1.
Swift bird of preyclassical
A bird of prey that hunts small creatures like sparrows and mice but doesn't necessarily catch them.

لأنت أخف يدا من عقيب ملاع يا فتى — You are lighter-handed than a swift bird of prey, young man.

ملعname

1.
Name of a she-dogclassical
A proper name for a female dog.

ويدني ميلعا — And brings Mil'a closer.

ملق أمهverb

1.
To suckle its motherclassical
Used for a young animal suckling its mother.

ملع الفصيل أمه — The young camel suckled its mother.

Parallel reading

وأرض قد قطعت بها الهواهي ... من الجنان سربخها مليع

And a land through which I traversed the ravines... its salt marshes are vast and open.

رأيت ودونهم هضبات أفعى ... حمول الحي عالية مليعا

I saw before them the hills of a serpent... the high, vast lands of the tribe.

تملع فيها المطايا ملعا، وهو سرعة سيرها وعنقها

The mounts moved swiftly across it with great speed and gallop.

أو التي لا نبات بها، أو الفسيحة الواسعة البعيدة المستوية يحتاج فيها إلى الملع الذي هو السرعة

Or land that has no vegetation, or the spacious, wide, distant, and level land where speed is needed.

وإنما سمي مليعا لملع الإبل فيها، وهو ذهابها

It is only called 'mali'' because of the camels' movement in it, which is their going.

أو المليع كهيئة السكة، ذاهب في الأرض، ضيق، قعره أقل من قامة، ثم لا يلبث أن ينقطع ثم يضمحل

Or the mali' is like a track, going into the ground, narrow, its depth less than a cubit, then it soon ends and disappears.

يقود المليع الغلوتين، أو أقل

The mali' leads for two leagues, or less.

ولا محالة من قبر بمحنية ... أو ف مليع كظهر الترس وضاح

And inevitably from a grave in a hollow... or a mali' like the clear back of a shield.

والمليع: الناقة والفرس السريعتان

And the mali' refers to the swift she-camel and horse.

ناقة مليع مليق: إذا كانت سريعة كالميلع كحيدر

A swift she-camel, very fast, like a swift one (mil'a) like Haydar.

ناقة ميلع ميلق: سريعة

A swift she-camel, very fast.

ميلع التقريب يعبوب إذا ... بادر الجونة واحمر الأفق

Swift in approach, a charger when... the horizon reddens.

والأنثى ميلعة

And the female is mil'a (swift).

جاءت به ميلعة طمره

She brought it forth, a swift, leaping mare.

وملِيع بلا لام: اسم طريق

And mali' without 'lam' is the name of a road.

وبه فسر قول عمرو بن معدي كرب، رضي الله عنه: فأسمع واتلأب بنا مليع

And by this is explained the saying of Amr ibn Ma'di Karib: 'So I heard, and a road led us on.'

والميلع، كحيدر: الطويل الخفيف

And the mil'a, like Haydar, is tall and light.

وتهفو بهاد لها ميلع ... كما أقحم القادس الأردمونا

And its udder sways with a swift movement... as the strong camel pushed forward.

أي المتحرك، كما في العباب، ونص الفراء: المضطرب هكذا وهكذا

Meaning moving, as in Al-Abab, and the text of Al-Farra: 'Stirring here and there.'

وميلع بلا لام: اسم ناقة

And mil'a without 'lam' is the name of a she-camel.

والملاع، كسحاب: المفازة لا نبات بها، كالميلع

And al-mala', like Sahab, is the desert wasteland without vegetation, like al-mil'a.

أرض بعينها أضيفت إليها عقاب في قولهم: أودت بهم وفي الصحاح: به، وفي العباب: ويروى: ذهبت بهم عقاب ملاع

A specific land to which eagles are attributed, in their saying: 'It destroyed them,' and in Al-Sihah: 'with it,' and in Al-Abab: 'It is narrated: Eagles of Mala' carried them away.'

كأن دثارا حلقت بلبونه ... عقاب ملاع لا عقاب القواعل

As if carcasses were circling its chest... swift eagles, not eagles of short mountains.

معناه: ان العقاب كلما علت في الجبل كان أسرع لانقضاضها يقول: فهذه عقاب ملاع، أي: تهوي من علو، وليست بعقاب القواعل، وهي الجبال القصار

Its meaning: The higher the eagle ascends the mountain, the faster it swoops. He says: These are swift eagles, meaning they swoop from a height, unlike the eagles of short mountains.

أو ملاع من نعت العقاب أضيفت إلى نعتها

Or mala' is an adjective of the eagle, attributed to its description.

أو عقاب ملاع: هي العقيب التي تصيد العصافير والجرذان، ولا تأخذ منها، فارسيته: موش خوار

Or 'uqab mala'' is the hawk that hunts sparrows and mice but doesn't catch them; its Persian name is 'mush khawar'.

لأنت أخف يدا من عقيب ملاع يا فتى، بالنصب

You are lighter-handed than a swift hawk, young man (accusative).

يقال: هم عليه ملع واحد: إذا تجمعوا عليه بالعداوة

It is said: 'They are upon him with one mala'' when they gather against him with enmity.

ويقال: لشد ما أملعت الناقة، وامتلعت، أي: مرت مسرعة

And it is said: 'How swiftly the she-camel moved, and moved swiftly, meaning: she passed quickly.'

وقد امتلع الجمل فسبق، أوهما أي الإملاع والامتلاع: سرعة عنقها

And the camel moved swiftly and won; or both, imla' and imtila', mean the speed of its gallop.

ويقال: ملع الشاة، كمنع: سلخا من قبل عنقها، كامتلعها

And it is said: 'mala' the sheep,' like 'mana',' meaning: to skin it from its neck, like imtila'aha.

وامتلعه: اختلسه كامتلعه على القلب

And imtala'ahu: he snatched it, like imtala'ahu with inversion.

الملع: الذهاب في الأرض

Al-mal': Going in the land.

الملع: الطلب

Al-mal': Seeking.

الملع: السرعة والخفة

Al-mal': Speed and lightness.

الملع: شدة السير

Al-mal': Intensity of pace.

الملع: العدو الشديد

Al-mal': Intense running.

الملع: فوق المشي ودون الخبب

Al-mal': Above walking and below trotting.

الملع: هو السير الخفيف السريع

Al-mal': It is the light, fast pace.

وقد ملع ملعا وملعانا، الأخيرة محركة

And he moved swiftly with a gallop and a swift pace, the latter being vocalized.

الملع: سرعة سير الناقة، وقد ملعت وانملعت

Al-mal': The speed of a she-camel's pace, and she moved swiftly and moved swiftly.

فتل المرافق تحدوها فتنملع

Twisting its forelegs, driving it, so it moves swiftly.

وجمل ملوع وميلع، كصبور وحيدر: سريع

And a swift camel and a swift horse, like sabur and haydar: fast.

والأنثى ملوع وميلع، وميلاع نادر، فيمن جعله فيعالا، وذلك لاختصاص المصدر بهذا البناء

And the female is mulawwa' and mil'a, and milaa' is rare, for those who make it 'fi'aal', and that is because the masdar is specific to this pattern.

وعقاب ملاع وملاع وملوع، كسحاب وكتاب وصبور: خفيفة الضرب والاختطاف

And 'uqab mala', mala', and mulawwa', like Sahab, Kitab, and Sabur: light in striking and snatching.

والميلع، كحيدر: الطريق الذي له سندان مد البصر

And al-mil'a, like Haydar: the road that extends as far as the eye can see.

والشد يدني لاحقاً وهبلعا وصاحب الحرج ويدني ميلعا

And the pursuit brings closer the follower and the swift one, and the one in distress, and brings Mil'a closer.

يقال: ملع الفصيل أمه، وملق أمه: إذا رضعها

It is said: 'The young camel suckled its mother,' and 'maliqa its mother,' if it suckled it.