أمهل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root م ه ل‎ (m-h-l).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔam.ha.la/

Etymology 1

From the root ف ء د‎ (f-ʔ-d).

Verb

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

  1. to give more time to (someone)
    Synonym: أَرْجَأَ‎ (ʔarjaʔa)
    • ‏فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا ١٧‎https://quran.com/at-tariq/17
      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”)

Conjugation

References

South Levantine Arabic

Root
م ه ل‎

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic أَمْهَلَ‎ (ʔamhala).

Pronunciation

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

أمهل • (ʔamhal) (form IV, present بمهل‎ (bimhel))

  1. to give more time to (someone)

Conjugation

    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)
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