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مَلَذَ

Root: ملذ

Form: 1

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مَلَذَI , Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun مَلْذٌ, He was quick in coming and going. This is the original signification.
2 He was quick in his running.
3 He stretched forth his arms, (مَذَّ ضَبْعَيْهِ, S, M, L, K,) in running, to a degree that he could not exceed, to overtake, (حَتَّى لَا يَجِدَ مَزِيدًا لِلِّحَاقٍ, M, L, K,) and contracted, or drew in, (حَبَسَ, [perhaps a mistake for خَنَسَ, which may mean either contracted, or threw back,]) his hind legs to a degree that he could not exceed, to overtake, without any confusion [in his motions].
4 مَلَذَهُ, Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun مَلْذٌ and مَلَاذَةٌ, He contented him with courteous and soothing speech, and made him to hear that which rejoiced him, without doing, or performing, anything. Accord. to Aboo-Is-hák, the ذ in this word is a substitute for ث. See مَلَثَهُ.
5 مَلَذَ, Verbal.Noun مَلْذٌ, He lied; as also مَلَثَ.
6 مَلَذَهُ, Verbal.Noun مَلْذٌ, He smote him and pierced him with a spear.
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