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م ل و Root m-l-w in the Qur’an 10 occurrences in 9 verses

Occurrences
10
Verses
9
Surahs
8 of 114
Words
2

Most Arabic words are built from a root of three letters, and words from one root share a core meaning. In the Qur’an, the root م ل و (m-l-w) gives 2 words. It appears most in Ali 'Imran (2), Al-Hajj (2), Al-A'raf (1).

Words from this root

Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.

WordTypeTimesTranslated as
أَمْلَىverb9We give respite, I will give respite, I granted respite
مَلِيّnoun1prolonged time

أَمْلَى 9 times

  • 3:178 · Ali 'Imranنُمْلِى We give respiteAnd let not those who disbelieve ever think that [because] We extend their time [of enjoyment] it is better for them. We only extend it for them so that they may increase in sin, and for them is a humiliating punishment.
  • 3:178 · Ali 'Imranنُمْلِى We give respiteAnd let not those who disbelieve ever think that [because] We extend their time [of enjoyment] it is better for them. We only extend it for them so that they may increase in sin, and for them is a humiliating punishment.
  • 7:183 · Al-A'rafوَأُمْلِى And I will give respiteAnd I will give them time. Indeed, my plan is firm.
  • 13:32 · Ar-Ra'dفَأَمْلَيْتُ but I granted respiteAnd already were [other] messengers ridiculed before you, and I extended the time of those who disbelieved; then I seized them, and how [terrible] was My penalty.
  • 22:44 · Al-Hajjفَأَمْلَيْتُ so I granted respiteAnd the inhabitants of Madyan. And Moses was denied, so I prolonged enjoyment for the disbelievers; then I seized them, and how [terrible] was My reproach.
  • 22:48 · Al-Hajjأَمْلَيْتُ I gave respiteAnd for how many a city did I prolong enjoyment while it was committing wrong. Then I seized it, and to Me is the [final] destination.
  • 25:5 · Al-Furqanتُمْلَىٰ are dictatedAnd they say, "Legends of the former peoples which he has written down, and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon."
  • 47:25 · Muhammadوَأَمْلَىٰ and prolonged hopeIndeed, those who reverted back [to disbelief] after guidance had become clear to them - Satan enticed them and prolonged hope for them.
  • 68:45 · Al-Qalamوَأُمْلِى And I will give respiteAnd I will give them time. Indeed, My plan is firm.

مَلِيّ 1 time

  • 19:46 · Maryamمَلِيًّۭا (for) a prolonged time[His father] said, "Have you no desire for my gods, O Abraham? If you do not desist, I will surely stone you, so avoid me a prolonged time."

How we count

Each Qur’an word whose stem comes from this root counts once. Attached prefixes and pronouns, such as wa- (and) or al- (the), are not counted separately. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.

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