"مهلا" meaning in Arabic

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Verb

IPA: /mah.lan/ Forms: مَهْلًا [canonical], mahlan [romanization]
Etymology: From the root م ه ل (m h l). Adverbial accusative of مَهْل (mahl, “slowness, ease”). Etymology templates: {{ar-root|م ه ل}} م ه ل (m h l), {{adverbial accusative|ar|مَهْل||slowness, ease}} Adverbial accusative of مَهْل (mahl, “slowness, ease”) Head templates: {{head|ar|verb|head=مَهْلًا}} مَهْلًا • (mahlan)
  1. (defective, transitive) act slowly, gently, leisurely! Tags: defective, transitive
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          "english": "Oh Fatima go easy on the coquetry\n and if you have already decided to leave me, do it gently.",
          "ref": "6th century, Imru' al-Qais, أفاطم مهلا:",
          "roman": "ʔafāṭimu mahlan baʕḍa hāḏā t-tadalluli\n waʔin kunti qad ʔazmaʕti ṣarmī faʔajmilī",
          "text": "أَفَاطِمُ مَهْلًا بَعْضَ هٰذَا ٱلتَّدَلُّلِ\n وَإِنْ كُنْتِ قَدْ أَزْمَعْتِ صَرْمِي فَأَجْمِلِي",
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        "(defective, transitive) act slowly, gently, leisurely!"
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