# Mim-Lam-Vav — ملو (mlw)

> Occurs in 10 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/mlw

- **Meaning:** To fill, to be filled, to fill inside, to be full, to contain, to cover, to spread, to overflow
- **Derived forms:** أَمْلَىٰ (9) · مَلِيّ (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 178

- **Form in this verse:** نُمْلِى — num'lī · "We give respite"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · present tense

وَلَا يَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُٓوا اَنَّمَا نُمْل۪ي لَهُمْ خَيْرٌ لِاَنْفُسِهِمْۜ اِنَّمَا نُمْل۪ي لَهُمْ لِيَزْدَادُٓوا اِثْماًۚ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُه۪ينٌ

Wala yahsabanna allatheenakafaroo annama numlee lahum khayrun li-anfusihim innamanumlee lahum liyazdadoo ithman walahum AAathabunmuheen

And let not those who ignore warning think that We but grant them respite good for their souls; We but grant them respite that they might increase in sin; and they have a humiliating punishment.

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-178.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 178

- **Form in this verse:** نُمْلِى — num'lī · "We give respite"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, plural · present tense

وَلَا يَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُٓوا اَنَّمَا نُمْل۪ي لَهُمْ خَيْرٌ لِاَنْفُسِهِمْۜ اِنَّمَا نُمْل۪ي لَهُمْ لِيَزْدَادُٓوا اِثْماًۚ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُه۪ينٌ

Wala yahsabanna allatheenakafaroo annama numlee lahum khayrun li-anfusihim innamanumlee lahum liyazdadoo ithman walahum AAathabunmuheen

And let not those who ignore warning think that We but grant them respite good for their souls; We but grant them respite that they might increase in sin; and they have a humiliating punishment.

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-178.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 183

- **Form in this verse:** وَأُمْلِى — wa-um'lī · "And I will give respite"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, singular · present tense

وَاُمْل۪ي لَهُمْۜ اِنَّ كَيْد۪ي مَت۪ينٌ

Waomlee lahum inna kaydee mateen

And I grant them respite; My plan is firm.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-183.md_

### 13. Surah Ar-Ra'd, Verse 32

- **Form in this verse:** فَأَمْلَيْتُ — fa-amlaytu · "but I granted respite"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, singular · past tense

وَلَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ فَاَمْلَيْتُ لِلَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا ثُمَّ اَخَذْتُهُمْ۠ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ

Walaqadi istuhzi-a birusulin min qablikafaamlaytu lillatheena kafaroo thumma akhathtuhumfakayfa kana AAiqab

And mocked were messengers before thee; and I granted those who ignored warning respite; then I seized them — and how was My retribution!

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rad/verse-32.md_

### 19. Surah Maryam, Verse 46

- **Form in this verse:** مَلِيًّۭا — maliyyan · "(for) a prolonged time"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

قَالَ اَرَاغِبٌ اَنْتَ عَنْ اٰلِهَت۪ي يَٓا اِبْرٰه۪يمُۚ  لَئِنْ لَمْ تَنْتَهِ۬ لَاَرْجُمَنَّكَ وَاهْجُرْن۪ي مَلِياًّ

Qala araghibun anta AAan alihateeya ibraheemu la-in lam tantahi laarjumannaka wahjurneemaliyya

Said he: “Art thou averse to my gods, O Abraham? If thou cease not, I will stone thee; so depart thou from me a good while.”

_https://quran.so/surah-maryam/verse-46.md_

### 22. Surah Al-Hajj, Verse 44

- **Form in this verse:** فَأَمْلَيْتُ — fa-amlaytu · "so I granted respite"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, singular · past tense

وَاَصْحَابُ مَدْيَنَۚ وَكُذِّبَ مُوسٰى فَاَمْلَيْتُ لِلْكَافِر۪ينَ ثُمَّ اَخَذْتُهُمْۚ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَك۪يرِ

Waas-habu madyana wakuththibamoosa faamlaytu lilkafireena thumma akhathtuhumfakayfa kana nakeer

And the people of Madyan. And Moses was denied. So I granted the false claimers of guidance respite; then I seized them — then how was My rejection!

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hajj/verse-44.md_

### 22. Surah Al-Hajj, Verse 48

- **Form in this verse:** أَمْلَيْتُ — amlaytu · "I gave respite"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, singular · past tense

وَكَاَيِّنْ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ اَمْلَيْتُ لَهَا وَهِيَ ظَالِمَةٌ ثُمَّ اَخَذْتُهَاۚ وَاِلَيَّ الْمَص۪يرُ۟

Wakaayyin min qaryatin amlaytu lahawahiya thalimatun thumma akhathtuhawa-ilayya almaseer

And how many a city did I grant respite when it was doing wrong! — then I seized it; and to Me is the journey’s end.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hajj/verse-48.md_

### 25. Surah Al-Furqan, Verse 5

- **Form in this verse:** تُمْلَىٰ — tum'lā · "are dictated"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · passive · 3rd person, feminine, singular · present tense

وَقَالُٓوا اَسَاط۪يرُ الْاَوَّل۪ينَ اكْتَتَبَهَا فَهِيَ تُمْلٰى عَلَيْهِ بُكْرَةً وَاَص۪يلاً

Waqaloo asateeru al-awwaleenaiktatabaha fahiya tumla AAalayhi bukratan waaseela

And they say: “Legends of the former peoples he has written, and they are dictated to him morning and evening.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-furqan/verse-5.md_

### 47. Surah Muhammad, Verse 25

- **Form in this verse:** وَأَمْلَىٰ — wa-amlā · "and prolonged hope"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

اِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ ارْتَدُّوا عَلٰٓى اَدْبَارِهِمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الْهُدَىۙ الشَّيْطَانُ سَوَّلَ لَهُمْۜ وَاَمْلٰى لَهُمْ

Inna allatheena irtaddoo AAalaadbarihim min baAAdi ma tabayyana lahumu alhudaashshaytanu sawwala lahum waamla lahum

Those who turned back after the guidance had become clear to them, the satan has enticed them and granted them respite,

_https://quran.so/surah-muhammad/verse-25.md_

### 68. Surah Al-Qalam, Verse 45

- **Form in this verse:** وَأُمْلِى — wa-um'lī · "And I will give respite"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 1st person, singular · present tense

وَاُمْل۪ي لَهُمْۜ  اِنَّ كَيْد۪ي مَت۪ينٌ

Waomlee lahum inna kaydee mateen

And I will grant them respite — My plan is firm.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qalam/verse-45.md_

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