عتم

4 أَعْتَمَ see 2, in five places: and see also 1, in three places. ― -b2- اعتم (S, Msb) from العَتَمَةُ (S) is like أَصْبَحَ from الصُّبْحُ; (S, Msb; *) i. e. it signifies He entered upon the period termed عَتَمَة; (Msb;) as also ↓ عَتَمَ, inf. n. ↓ عَتْمٌ: (TA:) or he journeyed in that period; (K, TA;) and so ↓ عتّم: (S, K, TA:) or both signify he became in the period: (TA:) or he brought [ his camels ] to the watering-place and [in the CK “ or ”] he brought [ them ] back therefrom in that period; (K, TA;) and did any kind of work or action [ therein ]. (TA.)