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عيم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

8 اعتام ذ , (S, K,) aor. يَعْتَامُ, inf. n. اِعْتِيَامٌ, (TA,) He took, (S, K,) or chose, (T, TA,) the عِيمَة, i. e. the choice, or best, or excellent, of the camels or other property. (T, S, K, TA.) Tarafeh says, أَرَى المَوْتَ يَعْتَامُ الكِرَامَ وَيَصْطَفِى عَقِيلَةَ مَالِ الفَاحِشِ المُتَشَدِّدِ [ I see that death chooses the generous, and selects the most excellent of the property of the tenacious niggard ]. (TA.) [See also اِعْتَمَاهُ, in art. عمى.] ― -b2- And اعتامهُ signifies also قَصَدَهُ [i. e. He tended, betook himself, or directed himself or his course or aim, to, or towards, him, or it; &c.]; like اِعْتَمَاهُ. (TA.)

Derived headwords

اعتامverb
  1. 1.
أَرَى المَوْتَ يَعْتَامُ الكِرَامَ وَيَصْطَفِى
عَقِيلَةَ مَالِ الفَاحِشِ المُتَشَدِّدِ