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عظم
Root entry · 1 derived lemma5 تعظّم ذ [ He made himself to appear great, big, or large: as is indicated by an explanation of the word رُفَاعَة in the S, in art. رفع. ― -b2- And hence,] He magnified himself; or behaved proudly, haughtily, or insolently; as also ↓ استعظم; (S, Msb, K;) [and so ↓ تعاظم: ― -b3- whence one says, تعظّم عَنْهُ and عنه ↓ تعاظم, both of which occur in the K, the former in art. ابه in explanation of تَأَبَّهَ عَنْ كَذَا, and the latter in art. جل in explanation of تَجَالَّ عَنْهُ; both meaning He held himself above it, disdained it, or was disdainful of it. ] ― -b4- [تَعَظَّمَ ا@للّٰهُ and ↓ تَعَاظَمَ may be best rendered Incomparable in greatness, or majesty, is God. ] -A2- See also 10.
Derived headwords
تعظّمverb
- 1.
تعظّم عَنْهُ
تَأَبَّهَ عَنْ كَذَا
تَجَالَّ عَنْهُ
تَعَظَّمَ ا@للّٰهُ