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مَهْل
slowness, unhurriedness (taking one's time) /ˈmahl/
nounA1#249 most common
Also: leisureliness, deliberateness, easy pace, gentleness
Example sentences
عَلَى مَهْلِكَ.
Take your time.
اِمْشِ عَلَى مَهْلِكَ.
Walk at your own pace.
مَهْلاً يَا صَدِيقِي، لَا دَاعِيَ لِلْعَجَلَةِ.
Easy, my friend, there is no need to rush.
أَنْجَزَ عَمَلَهُ عَلَى مَهْلٍ وَبِدِقَّةٍ.
He finished his work slowly and with care.
نَتَنَاوَلُ الطَّعَامَ عَلَى مَهْلٍ لِنَسْتَمْتِعَ بِكُلِّ لُقْمَةٍ.
We eat slowly so we can enjoy every bite.
تَقَدَّمَتِ المُفَاوَضَاتُ عَلَى مَهْلٍ، إِذْ تَطَلَّبَ كُلُّ بَنْدٍ تَدْقِيقاً مُتَأَنِّياً.
The negotiations moved slowly, since each clause required careful examination.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَهْلٌ | None |
| Genitive | مَهْلٍ | None |
| Accusative | مَهْلاً | None |
| Vocative | يَا مَهْلُ | None |
Word family
مُهْلَةrespite, grace period
تَمَهَّلَto proceed slowly, take one's time
أَمْهَلَto grant a delay
مُتَمَهِّلunhurried, deliberate
Etymology
مَهْل comes from the triliteral Semitic root م-ه-ل (m-h-l), which carries the sense of acting without haste and granting time. The same root yields أَمْهَلَ (to grant a respite) and تَمَهَّلَ (to proceed slowly). As a noun it names the quality of unhurried, deliberate action. Arabic is a Semitic language, so the word has no Proto-Indo-European root.
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