ميلة

Arabic

Etymology 1

Proper noun

مِيلَة • (mīla) f

1. Mila (a province of Algeria)
2. Mila (the capital city of Mila Province, Algeria)

Declension

Declension of noun مِيلَة (mīla)

Singular	singular diptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	مِيلَة mīla	—
Nominative	—	مِيلَةُ mīlatu	—
Accusative	—	مِيلَةَ mīlata	—
Genitive	—	مِيلَةَ mīlata	—

Etymology 2

Instance noun of مَالَ (māla)

Noun

مَيْلَة • (mayla) f (plural مَيْلَات (maylāt))

1. encroachment, attack
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:102:

     وَدَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْ تَغْفُلُونَ عَنْ أَسْلِحَتِكُمْ وَأَمْتِعَتِكُمْ فَيَمِيلُونَ عَلَيْكُم مَّيْلَةً وَاحِدَةً

     wadda allaḏīna kafarū law taḡfulūna ʕan ʔasliḥatikum waʔamtiʕatikum fayamīlūna ʕalaykum mmaylatan wāḥidatan

     Those who disbelieve wish that ye would neglect your weapons and your useful belongings so they could come down upon you in one encroachment.

Declension

Declension of noun مَيْلَة (mayla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَيْلَة mayla	الْمَيْلَة al-mayla	مَيْلَة maylat
Nominative	مَيْلَةٌ maylatun	الْمَيْلَةُ al-maylatu	مَيْلَةُ maylatu
Accusative	مَيْلَةً maylatan	الْمَيْلَةَ al-maylata	مَيْلَةَ maylata
Genitive	مَيْلَةٍ maylatin	الْمَيْلَةِ al-maylati	مَيْلَةِ maylati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَيْلَتَيْن maylatayn	الْمَيْلَتَيْن al-maylatayn	مَيْلَتَيْ maylatay
Nominative	مَيْلَتَانِ maylatāni	الْمَيْلَتَانِ al-maylatāni	مَيْلَتَا maylatā
Accusative	مَيْلَتَيْنِ maylatayni	الْمَيْلَتَيْنِ al-maylatayni	مَيْلَتَيْ maylatay
Genitive	مَيْلَتَيْنِ maylatayni	الْمَيْلَتَيْنِ al-maylatayni	مَيْلَتَيْ maylatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَيْلَات maylāt	الْمَيْلَات al-maylāt	مَيْلَات maylāt
Nominative	مَيْلَاتٌ maylātun	الْمَيْلَاتُ al-maylātu	مَيْلَاتُ maylātu
Accusative	مَيْلَاتٍ maylātin	الْمَيْلَاتِ al-maylāti	مَيْلَاتِ maylāti
Genitive	مَيْلَاتٍ maylātin	الْمَيْلَاتِ al-maylāti	مَيْلَاتِ maylāti

References

• Badawi, Elsaid M., Abdel Haleem, Muhammad (2008) Arabic-English Dictionary of Qurʾanic Usage (Handbook of Oriental Studies; 85), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 909