Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
مهل
Parts of Speech
Verb (3×), Noun (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
6 times across 5 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root مهل across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root "mhl" (أمهل) means to act gently or leisurely towards someone, granting them delay or respite. It implies giving someone time to do something, like saying, "Give me time to do such a thing."
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: m-h-l
Listen: أَمْهِلْهُمْ 86:17
Root letters: م — ه — ل

Word Family Tree (4 forms)

All word forms derived from the root مهل as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun Verb

Concordance — 6 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root مهل appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (3) · Verb (2)

Noun (3 verses — showing first 5)

The Cave 18:29 Noun
وَقُلِ ٱلۡحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكُمۡۖ فَمَن شَاۤءَ فَلۡیُؤۡمِن وَمَن شَاۤءَ فَلۡیَكۡفُرۡۚ إِنَّاۤ أَعۡتَدۡنَا لِلظَّـٰلِمِینَ نَارًا أَحَاطَ بِهِمۡ سُرَادِقُهَاۚ وَإِن یَسۡتَغِیثُوا۟ یُغَاثُوا۟ بِمَاۤءࣲ كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ یَشۡوِی ٱلۡوُجُوهَۚ بِئۡسَ ٱلشَّرَابُ وَسَاۤءَتۡ مُرۡتَفَقًا ۝٢٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And say, "The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve." Indeed, We have prepared for the wrongdoers a fire whose walls will surround them. And if they call for relief, they will be relieved with water like murky oil, which scalds [their] faces. Wretched is the drink, and evil is the resting place
Smoke, The Evident Smoke 44:45 Noun
كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ یَغۡلِی فِی ٱلۡبُطُونِ ۝٤٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Like murky oil, it boils within bellie
The Ascending Stairways, The Ladders 70:8 Noun
یَوۡمَ تَكُونُ ٱلسَّمَاۤءُ كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ ۝٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): On the Day the sky will be like murky oil

Derived Forms (4)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
كَٱلْمُهْلِ kalmuhli Noun
أَمْهِلْهُمْ ʾaamhilhum Verb
فَمَهِّلِ famahili Verb
وَمَهِّلْهُمْ wamahilhum Verb