ميلة
See also: میله
Arabic
Etymology 1
Proper noun
مِيلَة • (mīla) f
Declension
| singular | singular diptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | مِيلَة mīla |
— |
| nominative | — | مِيلَةُ mīlatu |
— |
| accusative | — | مِيلَةَ mīlata |
— |
| genitive | — | مِيلَةَ mīlata |
— |
Etymology 2
Instance noun of مَالَ (māla)
Noun
مَيْلَة • (mayla) f (plural مَيْلَات (maylāt))
- encroachment, attack
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 4:102:
- وَدَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْ تَغْفُلُونَ عَنْ أَسْلِحَتِكُمْ وَأَمْتِعَتِكُمْ فَيَمِيلُونَ عَلَيْكُم مَّيْلَةً وَاحِدَةً
- wadda llaḏīna kafarū law taḡfulūna ʕan ʔasliḥatikum waʔamtiʕatikum fayamīlūna ʕalaykum maylatan wāḥidatan
- Those who disbelieve wish that ye would neglect your weapons and your useful belongings so they could come down upon you in one encroachment.
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَيْلَة mayla |
الْمَيْلَة al-mayla |
مَيْلَة maylat |
| nominative | مَيْلَةٌ maylatun |
الْمَيْلَةُ al-maylatu |
مَيْلَةُ maylatu |
| accusative | مَيْلَةً maylatan |
الْمَيْلَةَ al-maylata |
مَيْلَةَ maylata |
| genitive | مَيْلَةٍ maylatin |
الْمَيْلَةِ al-maylati |
مَيْلَةِ maylati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | مَيْلَتَيْن maylatayn |
الْمَيْلَتَيْن al-maylatayn |
مَيْلَتَيْ maylatay |
| nominative | مَيْلَتَانِ maylatāni |
الْمَيْلَتَانِ al-maylatāni |
مَيْلَتَا maylatā |
| accusative | مَيْلَتَيْنِ maylatayni |
الْمَيْلَتَيْنِ al-maylatayni |
مَيْلَتَيْ maylatay |
| genitive | مَيْلَتَيْنِ maylatayni |
الْمَيْلَتَيْنِ al-maylatayni |
مَيْلَتَيْ maylatay |
| plural | sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مَيْلَات maylāt |
الْمَيْلَات al-maylāt |
مَيْلَات maylāt |
| nominative | مَيْلَاتٌ maylātun |
الْمَيْلَاتُ al-maylātu |
مَيْلَاتُ maylātu |
| accusative | مَيْلَاتٍ maylātin |
الْمَيْلَاتِ al-maylāti |
مَيْلَاتِ maylāti |
| genitive | مَيْلَاتٍ maylātin |
الْمَيْلَاتِ al-maylāti |
مَيْلَاتِ maylāti |
References
- Badawi, Elsaid M., Abdel Haleem, Muhammad (2008) Arabic-English Dictionary of Qurʾanic Usage (Handbook of Oriental Studies; 85), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 909