What does Al-ʿamal al-mtkrr fiy mhla mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-ʿamal al-mtkrr fiy mhla (عَمَل المتكرر فِي مهلة) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-ʿamal al-mtkrr fiy mhla

Al-ʿamal al-mtkrr fiy mhla according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

The masters of morphology said that the form tafa''ala may come for the repeated action within an interval, that is, to signify that the act occurred time after time, like tajarra'ahu: to drink it draught after draught; and tafahhama: to come to understand it little by little.