Arabic edit

Root
م ه ل (m-h-l)

Pronunciation edit

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)

Conjugation edit

References edit

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]
  • (file)

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)