أمهل

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Arabic[edit]

Root
م ه ل (m-h-l)

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Verb[edit]

أَمْهَلَ (ʔamhala) IV, non-past يُمْهِلُ‎ (yumhilu) (transitive)

  1. to give more time to (someone)
    Synonym: أَرْجَأَ (ʔarjaʔa)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 86:17:
      فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدَا
      famahhili l-kāfirīna ʔamhilhum ruwaydā
      So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.
    1. to delay the punishment of (someone), to reprieve, to respite
      Hypernyms: أَطْلَقَ (ʔaṭlaqa, to let off; to release), تَرَكَ (taraka, to leave)
      Coordinate term: عَفَا (ʕafā, to pardon)
      Antonyms: عَاقَب (ʕāqab, to punish; to penalize), أَدَّبَ (ʔaddaba, to discipline), عَزَّرَ (ʕazzara, to castigate), حَدَّ (ḥadda, to penance)

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South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Root
م ه ل
1 term

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Arabic أَمْهَلَ (ʔamhala).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʔam.hal/, [ˈʔam.hal]
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Verb[edit]

أمهل (ʔamhal) IV (present بمهل (bimhel))

  1. to give more time to (someone)

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of أمهل (ʔamhal)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m أمهلت (ʔamhalt) أمهلت (ʔamhalt) أمهل (ʔamhal) أمهلنا (ʔamhalna) أمهلتو (ʔamhaltu) أمهلو (ʔamhalu)
f امهلتي (ʔamhalti) أمهلت (ʔamhalat)
present m بمهل (bamhil) بتمهل (btimhil) بمهل (bimhil) منمهل (mnimhil) بتمهلو (btimhilu) بمهلو (bimhilu)
f بتمهلي (btimhili) بتمهل (btimhil)
subjunctive m امهل (amhil) تمهل (timhil) يمهل (yimhil) نمهل (nimhil) تمهلو (timhilu) يمهلو (yimhilu)
f تمهلي (timhili) تمهل (timhil)
imperative m امهل (imhil) امهلو (imhilu)
f امهلي (imhili)