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ضم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

7 انضمّ ذ It was, or became, drawn, put, brought, or gathered, together; collected; or contracted. (Msb.) انضمّ اـِلَيْهِ is syn. with ضَامَّهُ, q. v. (S, * MA, K. *) [And it signifies also He adjoined himself, got him or got himself, betook him or betook himself, repaired, or resorted, to him, or it. And انضمّ عَلَيْهِ It became drawn together upon it. انضمّ الى كَذَا is expl. in the TA as meaning اِنْطَوَى: but I think that الى is evidently a mistranscription for عَلَى; and that the meaning therefore is, It infolded such a thing, or enclosed it, like اضطمّ عليه, q. v.]

Derived headwords

انضمّverb
  1. 1.
انضمّ اـِلَيْهِ
انضمّ عَلَيْهِ
انضمّ الى كَذَا
اضطمّ عليه