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تمهل

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of being slow, delaying, or taking one's time. It encompasses notions of patience, gentleness, and a lack of haste, often in contrast to urgency or speed.

Derived headwords

تَمَهَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to take one's timeboth

    To proceed slowly and deliberately, without haste or urgency.

  2. 2.
    to be gentleclassical

    To act with kindness and mildness, especially in dealing with others.

تَمَهُّلnoun
  1. 1.
    slownessboth

    The state or quality of being slow; a lack of speed or haste.

  2. 2.
    deliberationboth

    The act of proceeding with careful thought and without rushing.

مَهَلnoun
  1. 1.
    timeclassical

    A period of time allowed for something; respite or delay.

  2. 2.
    gentlenessclassical

    Mildness, kindness, or leniency.

مَهَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to grant timeclassical

    To give someone a period of time or respite.

  2. 2.
    to be gentleclassical

    To act with mildness and kindness.

مُتَمَهِّلadjective
  1. 1.
    slow-movingboth

    One who proceeds slowly or deliberately.

  2. 2.
    patientboth

    Characterized by patience and a lack of haste.

Parallel reading

واتمأل الشيء: طال واشتد كاتمهل
And the thing became long and intense, like one who proceeds slowly.
هكذا ذكره هنا، والصواب ذكره في مأل
Thus he mentioned it here, and the correct thing is to mention it under (the root) مأل.
فإنه ذكر المتمهل في مهل، وهما واحد، كما سيأتي
For he mentioned the one who proceeds slowly under (the root) مهل, and they are one, as will come later.