ملذ

1 مَلَذَ, aor. ـُ inf. n. مَلْذٌ, He was quick in coming and going. (M, L.) This is the original signification. (L.) b2: He (a horse) was quick in his running. (K, in which only the inf. n. is mentioned.) b3: He (a-horse) stretched forth his arms, (مَذَّ ضَبْعَيْهِ, S, M, L, K,) in running, (S,) 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]. (M, L.) b4: مَلَذَهُ, aor. ـُ inf. n. 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. (T, L.) Accord. to Aboo-Is-hák, the ذ in this word is a substitute for ث. (M, L.) See مَلَثَهُ. b5: مَلَذَ, inf. n. مَلْذٌ, He lied; (K;) as also مَلَثَ. (TA.) b6: مَلَذَهُ, (S, L,) inf. n. مَلْذٌ, (S, L, K,) He smote him and pierced him with a spear. (S, L, K. *) مَلَذَانٌ and مَلَذَانِىٌّ and مَلَاذَانِىٌّ: see مَلَّاذٌ.

مَلُوذٌ: see مَلَّاذٌ.

مَلَّاذٌ A man who says but does not act, or perform; (S, L, K;) a liar; (S, L;) who behaves in an artificial manner, and is not true in his affection; (M, L, K;) as also ↓ مَلُوذٌ (M, L [in the K مِلْوَذٌ, and said to be of the same measure as مِنْبَرٌ; but this seems to be a mistake]) and ↓ مَلَذَانٌ and ↓ مَلَذَانِىٌّ (M, L, K) and ↓ مَلَاذَنِىٌّ: (M, K:) [in some copies of the K, by a mistake in the last vowel-sign, each of the last three of these epithets is as though it were syn. with مَلْذٌ, the inf. n of مَلَذَ, “he lied ” &c.:] or a liar, who, if asked, will not tell truly whence he comes; as also all the above epithets: (M, L:) and ↓ مَلَذَانٌ one who makes a show of sincerity, faithfulness, or honesty, concealing, or meditating, what is different therefrom. (S, L.) b2: Also مَلَّاذٌ Stealthy, (M, L,) and light, or active; applied to a wolf. (M, L, K.)