Arabic

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Root
م ط ل (m ṭ l)
1 term

Pronunciation

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Verb

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مَاطَلَ (māṭala) III (non-past يُمَاطِلُ (yumāṭilu), verbal noun مُمَاطَلَة (mumāṭala))

  1. to temporize, to put off, to stall, to do something or avoid doing something in order to gain more time.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Maltese: matal