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عمى

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

6 تعامى ذ He feigned himself أَعْمَى (S, K, TA) [i. e. blind ], in respect of the eyes [as is implied in the S], ― -b2- and also (assumed tropical:) in respect of the mind [as is implied in the K]. (TA.) You say, تعامى عَنْ كَذَا (assumed tropical:) He feigned himself ignorant [ of such a thing ], as though he did not see it; like تَعَاشَى عَنْهُ. (TA in art. عشو.)

Derived headwords

تعامىverb
  1. 1.
عَنْ كَذَا