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مَلَّاذٌ

Root: ملذ

Full Definition

مَلَّاذٌ A man who says but does not act, or perform; a liar; who behaves in an artificial manner, and is not true in his affection; as also مَلُوذٌ (M, L [in the K مِلْوَذٌ, and said to be of the same measure as مِنْبَرٌ; but this seems to be a mistake]) and مَلَذَانٌ and and : [in some copies of the K, by a mistake in the last vowel-sign, each of the last three of these epithets is as though it were syn. with مَلْذٌ, the inf. n of مَلَذَ, “ he lied ” &c.:] or a liar, who, if asked, will not tell truly whence he comes; as also all the above epithets: and مَلَذَانٌ one who makes a show of sincerity, faithfulness, or honesty, concealing, or meditating, what is different therefrom.
2 Also مَلَّاذٌ Stealthy, and light, or active; applied to a wolf.


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