ملة

See also: مله‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root م ل ل‎ (m-l-l).

Noun

مَلّة or مُلَّة • (malla or mulla) f (plural مُلَل‎ (mulal))

tedium, weariness
bread baken in hot ashes
sweating, fever
tacking stitch, basting stitch, large stitch

Declension

Declension of noun مَلَّة (malla)‎; مُلَّة (mulla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَلَّة‎; مُلَّة malla‎; mulla	الْمَلَّة‎‎; الْمُلَّة‎ al-malla‎; al-mulla	مَلَّة‎; مُلَّة mallat‎; mullat
Nominative	مَلَّةٌ‎; مُلَّةٌ mallatun‎; mullatun	الْمَلَّةُ‎‎; الْمُلَّةُ‎ al-mallatu‎; al-mullatu	مَلَّةُ‎; مُلَّةُ mallatu‎; mullatu
Accusative	مَلَّةً‎; مُلَّةً mallatan‎; mullatan	الْمَلَّةَ‎‎; الْمُلَّةَ‎ al-mallata‎; al-mullata	مَلَّةَ‎; مُلَّةَ mallata‎; mullata
Genitive	مَلَّةٍ‎; مُلَّةٍ mallatin‎; mullatin	الْمَلَّةِ‎‎; الْمُلَّةِ‎ al-mallati‎; al-mullati	مَلَّةِ‎; مُلَّةِ mallati‎; mullati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَلَّتَيْن‎‎; مُلَّتَيْن‎ mallatayn‎; mullatayn	الْمَلَّتَيْن‎‎; الْمُلَّتَيْن‎ al-mallatayn‎; al-mullatayn	مَلَّتَيْ‎‎; مُلَّتَيْ‎ mallatay‎; mullatay
Nominative	مَلَّتَانِ‎‎; مُلَّتَانِ‎ mallatāni‎; mullatāni	الْمَلَّتَانِ‎‎; الْمُلَّتَانِ‎ al-mallatāni‎; al-mullatāni	مَلَّتَا‎‎; مُلَّتَا‎ mallatā‎; mullatā
Accusative	مَلَّتَيْنِ‎‎; مُلَّتَيْنِ‎ mallatayni‎; mullatayni	الْمَلَّتَيْنِ‎‎; الْمُلَّتَيْنِ‎ al-mallatayni‎; al-mullatayni	مَلَّتَيْ‎‎; مُلَّتَيْ‎ mallatay‎; mullatay
Genitive	مَلَّتَيْنِ‎‎; مُلَّتَيْنِ‎ mallatayni‎; mullatayni	الْمَلَّتَيْنِ‎‎; الْمُلَّتَيْنِ‎ al-mallatayni‎; al-mullatayni	مَلَّتَيْ‎‎; مُلَّتَيْ‎ mallatay‎; mullatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُلَل‎ mulal	الْمُلَل‎ al-mulal	مُلَل‎ mulal
Nominative	مُلَلٌ‎ mulalun	الْمُلَلُ‎ al-mulalu	مُلَلُ‎ mulalu
Accusative	مُلَلًا‎ mulalan	الْمُلَلَ‎ al-mulala	مُلَلَ‎ mulala
Genitive	مُلَلٍ‎ mulalin	الْمُلَلِ‎ al-mulali	مُلَلِ‎ mulali

Etymology 2

From the root م ل ء‎ (m-l-ʾ) meaning "to fill a vessel", "to grow to be a full man", "to be pleasing or satisfactory", "an adult who is regarded for his opinion", "the affluent, nobles, or decision-makers in a tribe", "to speak about or discuss", "an assembly where consultation and opinions are given", "expressing disdain or scorn", "to give a critique", "to converse or to give a review", "to give your take on a situation", "to give one's judgment or input". See also the likely derived root م ي ل‎ (m-y-l) meaning "leaning, one's leaning" and the Millat Ibrahim, the critique, philosophy, or ideology of the prophet Ibrahim, namely Monotheism.

Noun

مِلَّة • (milla) f (plural مِلَل‎ (milal))

ideological community, philosophy, creed, weltanschauung, religion

Declension

Declension of noun مِلَّة (milla)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِلَّة milla	الْمِلَّة‎ al-milla	مِلَّة millat
Nominative	مِلَّةٌ millatun	الْمِلَّةُ‎ al-millatu	مِلَّةُ millatu
Accusative	مِلَّةً millatan	الْمِلَّةَ‎ al-millata	مِلَّةَ millata
Genitive	مِلَّةٍ millatin	الْمِلَّةِ‎ al-millati	مِلَّةِ millati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِلَّتَيْن‎ millatayn	الْمِلَّتَيْن‎ al-millatayn	مِلَّتَيْ‎ millatay
Nominative	مِلَّتَانِ‎ millatāni	الْمِلَّتَانِ‎ al-millatāni	مِلَّتَا‎ millatā
Accusative	مِلَّتَيْنِ‎ millatayni	الْمِلَّتَيْنِ‎ al-millatayni	مِلَّتَيْ‎ millatay
Genitive	مِلَّتَيْنِ‎ millatayni	الْمِلَّتَيْنِ‎ al-millatayni	مِلَّتَيْ‎ millatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِلَل‎ milal	الْمِلَل‎ al-milal	مِلَل‎ milal
Nominative	مِلَلٌ‎ milalun	الْمِلَلُ‎ al-milalu	مِلَلُ‎ milalu
Accusative	مِلَلًا‎ milalan	الْمِلَلَ‎ al-milala	مِلَلَ‎ milala
Genitive	مِلَلٍ‎ milalin	الْمِلَلِ‎ al-milali	مِلَلِ‎ milali

Derived terms

مِلِّيّ‎ (milliyy, “related to the community of belief”)
اِمْتَلَّ‎ (imtalla, “to accede to, to embrace (the belief)”)

References

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