مَلَأٌ
Root: ملأَ
Full Definition
2 Nobles; chiefs; princes; syn. أَشْرَافٌ and عِلْيَةٌ; principal persons; persons whose opinion is respected. (المَلَأُ الأَعلْىَ [The most exalted princes; i. e.] the angels that are admitted near [to the presence of God]; or the archangels. TA.) See سَمعَهُ, for other explanations.
3 A people of comely appearance, figure, attire, or adornment, united for some purpose or design; expl. by قَوْمٌ ذو الشَّارَةِ والتَّجَمُّعِ لِلْإِرَادَةِ: [but this is wrong, see Beyd,
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5 Opinion. [See a supposed example below.]
6 Disposition; nature; manners; a nature rich in needful qualities: pl. أَمْلَآءٌ. [You say,] مَا أَحْسَنَ مَلَأَ بَنِى فُلَانٍ How good are the dispositions, or manners, and conversation, of the sons of such a one! ElJuhanee says,
[They called out, one to another, O Buhtheh! come to our aid! when they saw us: and we said,] Be of good disposition, or manners, O Juheyneh! or, accord. to some, Be of good opinion, O Juheyneh! or, as some say, Aid well, O Juheyneh! taking ملأ in the sense of مُمَالَأَةً: [see 3].تَنَادَوْا يَالَ بُهْثَةَ إِذْ رَأَوْنَا فَقُلْنَا أَحْسِنِى مَلَأً جُهَيْنَا
7 أَحْسِنُوا أَمْلَآءَ كُمْ Amend your manners; or have good manners. From a trad.
8 Also مَلَأٌ A coveting.
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