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مهل

4 أَمْهَلَهُ ذ He acted gently, softly, or in a leisurely manner, towards, or with, him. (K.) He granted him some delay, or respite; let him alone, or left him, for a while. (S, K.) [In both senses] i. q. أَرْوَدَهُ. (S, art. رود.) You say أَمْهِلْنِى حَتَّى أَفْعَل كَذَا Grant thou me some delay that I may do such a thing; give me time to do such a thing. See Har p. 164. 5 تَمَهَّلَ ذ He acted, or behaved, deliberately, or leisurely; without haste; (S, Msb, K;) in an affair. (S, Msb.) مَهْلٌ ذ and ↓ مَهَلٌ and ↓ مُهْلَةٌ Gentleness; a leisurely manner of acting or proceeding. (Msb, K, &c.) ― -b2- مَهْلًَا Act gently, softly, or leisurely. مَهَلٌ ذ : see مَهْلٌ. مُهْلَةٌ ذ : see مَهْلٌ. ― -b2- فِى الأَمْرِ مُهْلَةٌ In the affair is a delay; syn. تَأْخِيرٌ. (Msb.) ― -b3- فِى مُهْلَةٍ Leisurely; gently; by little and little. غُرْمُولٌ مُتْمَهِلٌّ ذ A hard penis: see قَاسِبٌ.
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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