Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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ملب ملت ملث


1. ⇒ ملت

مَلَتَ, aor. ـِ {يَمْلِتُ}. (inf. n. مَلْتٌ, TA.) He put [a thing] in motion, or into a state of commotion: (ISd, Ḳ:) like مَتَلَ: also mentioned by IDrd, who expresses uncertainty as to its correctness. (TA.)


مِلِّيتٌ

مِلِّيتٌ i. q. سنْفُ المَرْخِ; (Ḳ;) i. e., The leaves of the tree called مَرْخ. (TA.)


أَمْلُوتٌ

أَمْلُوتٌ an epithet applied to a مَفَازَة [or water-less desert]. (Marg. note in a copy of the Ṣ.)


أَمَالِيتُ

أَمَالِيتُ Swift camels. (Ḳ.) It is said to be a quasi-pl. n.: or a pl. that has no sing.: or its sing. is أُمْلُوتٌ or إِمَلِيتٌ: some of the lexicologists reject it. (MF.)


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