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]
  • (file)

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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