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The Quran root م ل و m-l-w
Words built from the root م ل و ([m-l-w]) appear 10 times in the Quran. The most common is أَمْلَى, “We give respite”, which comes 9 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَمْلَى | amlaa | We give respite · I will give respite | 9 | |
| مَلِيّ | maliyy | prolonged time | 1 |
Examples from the Quran
وَلَا يَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَنَّمَا نُمْلِي لَهُمْ خَيْرٌ لِّأَنفُسِهِمْ إِنَّمَا نُمْلِي لَهُمْ لِيَزْدَادُوا إِثْمًا وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ ١٧٨
نُمْلِي num'lī · We give respite
And let not those who disbelieve ever think that [because] We extend their time [of enjoyment] it is better for them. We only extend it for them so that they may increase in sin, and for them is a humiliating punishment. (Surah Ali 'Imran, 3:178)
وَأُمْلِي لَهُمْ إِنَّ كَيْدِي مَتِينٌ ١٨٣
وَأُمْلِي wa-um'lī · And I will give respite
And I will give them time. Indeed, My plan is firm. (Surah Al-A'raf, 7:183)
قَالَ أَرَاغِبٌ أَنتَ عَنْ آلِهَتِي يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ لَأَرْجُمَنَّكَ وَاهْجُرْنِي مَلِيًّا ٤٦
مَلِيًّا maliyyan · (for) a prolonged time
[His father] said, "Have you no desire for my gods, O Abraham? If you do not desist, I will surely stone you, so avoid me a prolonged time." (Surah Maryam, 19:46)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah Ali 'Imran · 2×
- Surah Al-Hajj · 2×
- Surah Al-A'raf · 1×
- Surah Ar-Ra'd · 1×
- Surah Al-Furqan · 1×
- Surah Muhammad · 1×
Each meaning is taken from the word-by-word translation of the verses, so a word can show two meanings from different contexts. Root and base-word data come from the Quranic Arabic Corpus.
