عظم

2 عظّمهُ ذ , inf. n. تَعْظِيمٌ; and ↓ اعظمهُ; [ He made it great, big, or large: see اـِعْظَامَةٌ. ― -b2- And hence,] He magnified, honoured, or treated with respect or reverence or veneration, him, [generally meaning thus, i. e. a person,] or it, (S, Msb, K,) i. e. an affair. (S.) [One says, فَعَلْتُ كَذَا تَعْظِيمًا لَهُ I did thus for the purpose of rendering honour &c. to him, or it. ] ― -b3- عظّم المَطَرُ, inf. n. as above, The rain moistened to the measure of the عَظَمَة [or thick part ] of the arm. (TA voce أَسَّلَ [q. v.]) -A2- عظّم الشَّاةَ, inf. n. as above, He cut up the sheep, or goat, bone by bone. (K.)