ام

تَقَدَّمَهُمْ أقدم قدم تقدم تقدمهم ; (M, K;) [and particularly] فِى الصَّلَاةِ [ in prayer ]. (S.) And أَمَّهُ and بِهِ أَمَّ He prayed as اـِمَام [q. v.] with him. (Msb.) And أَمَّ الصُّفُوفَ He became [or acted as ] اـِمَام to the people composing the ranks [in a mosque &c.]. (Har p. 680.) You say also, لَا يَؤُمُّ الرَّجُلُ الرَّجُلَ فِى سُلْطَانِهِ [ A man shall not take precedence of a man in his authority ]; meaning, in his house, and where he has predominance, or superior power, or authority; nor shall he sit upon his cushion; for in doing so he would show him contempt. (Mgh in art. سلط.) -A2- أَمَّتٌ, (S, M, K,) [first pers. أَمُمْتُ,] aor. اَمُ3َ , (M,) inf. n. أُمُومَةٌ, (M, K,) She (a woman, S) became a mother; (S, M, K;) [as also أَمَّتٌ having for its first pers. أَمِمْتُ, aor. اَمَ3َ ; for] you say, مَا كُنْتِ أُمَّا وَلَقَدْ أَمِمْتِ [ Thou wast not a mother, and thou hast become a mother ], (S, M, K, [in the last فَأَمِمْتِ,]) with kesr, (K,) inf. n.