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.)
