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عم
Root entry · 1 derived lemmaمِعَمٌّ ذ , with kesr to the first letter, (K, TA, [in the CK, مِعَمُّ خَيْرِ بكَسْرِ اَوَّلِهِ is erroneously put for مِعَمٌّ بِكَسْرِ أَوَّلِهِ خَيّرٌ,]) One who is good, or very good, (K, TA,) who includes mankind in common, in general, or universally, within the compass of his goodness, (Kr, T, K, TA,) and his superabundant bounty; (T, TA;) and ↓ عَمَمٌ signifies the same: (K:) [see also an ex. and explanation voce مِثَمٌّ, in art. ثم:] مِعَمٌّ is almost the only instance of an epithet of the measure مِفْعَلٌ from a verb of the measure فَعَلَ, except مِلَمٌّ [and مِثَمٌّ, with both of which it is coupled]. (TA.) ― -b2- See also مُعَمٌّ.
Derived headwords
مِعَمٌّ
- 1.
مِعَمُّ خَيْرِ بكَسْرِ اَوَّلِهِ
مِعَمٌّ بِكَسْرِ أَوَّلِهِ خَيّرٌ