مَلَخَ

, aorist مَلَخَ , verbal noun مَلْخٌ; (K;) and ↓ امتلخ; (L;) He pulled, or drew, a thing, grasping with the hand, or biting, (L, K,) and so pulling or drawing it out. (L.)

↓ امتلخ He pulled out a thing; (L, K;) drew it forth: or drew it forth quickly. (L.) He drew his sword. (S, K.) He pulled out his tooth: (S:) and his eye. (Lh.) It (an eagle) pulled out an eye; (S;) as also ↓ تملّخ. (K, TA.) He pulled away his hand from the hand of a person grasping him. (L.) He pulled out a ripe date from its skin. (L.) He pulled off flesh from a bone. (L.) He pulled off the bridle and bit from the head of a beast of carriage. (L, K.)

مَلَخَ, aorist مَلَخَ , (L, K,) verbal noun مَلْخٌ, (S, L, K,) He went, or journeyed, at a vehement rats: (S, L, K:) or, at an easy rate: and, sometimes, vehemently: (ISd:) or, quickly: (TA:) or he (a beast) stretched forth his arms in the pace called حُضْر, in any way, well or ill. (Ibn-Hánee.)

مَلَخَ فِى الأَرْضِ He went away journeying through the land, or earth. (TA.)

فُلَانٌ يَمْلَخُ فِى البَاطِلِ, (S,) verbal noun مَلْخٌ, (S, K,) Such a one goes to and fro, and occupies himself much, in vain affairs: (S, K:) or goes quickly and easily therein: (Sh:) or plays, or sports, and perseveres, therein. (L.)

مَلْخٌ البَاطِلِ i. q. التَّبَخْتُرُ [Walking in an affected manner] (L, in article ضندد.)

مَلَخَ القَوْمُ مَلْخَةً صَالِحَةً The people, or party, went, or journeyed, far in the land. (S.)

مَلَخَ He (a man) fled (IAar; and Az, from several Arabs of the desert.)

-A2- مَلُخَ, aorist مَلُخَ , verbal noun مَلَاخَةٌ, It (flesh-meat) was, or became, tasteless, or insipid; (S;) [i. q. مَسُخَ]. See سَلَاخَةٌ.