مط

5 تمطّط ذ He stretched himself: he walked with an elegant, and a proud, and self-conceited, gait, with an affected inclining of his body from side to side, and stretching out his arms; syn. تَمَدَّدَ; (S, K;) as also تَمَطَّى; like تَظَنَّيْتُ from الظَّنُّ; تمطّط being the original form. (TA.) It is said in the Kur, [lxxv. 33,] ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ اـِلَى أَهْلِهِ يَتَمَطَّى Then he went to his family walking with an elegant, and a proud, and self-conceited, gait, with an affected inclining of his body from side to side; syn. يَتَبَخْتَرُ; (Fr, Bd, Jel, TA;) from المَطُّ, because he who so walks extends his steps, so that it is originally يَتَمَطَّطُ; (Bd;) or from المَطَا, signifying “ the back, ” because he who so walks twists his back. (Fr, Bd.) ― -b2- It (water, As, TA, and thick sour milk, TA) roped, or drew out, with a viscous, glutinous, cohesive, sticky, ropy, or slimy, continuity of parts; it was, or became, viscous, glutinous, cohesive, sticky, ropy, or slimy. (As, TA.) [See also R, Q, 2.] ― -b3- تمطّط فِى الكَلَامِ He varied (لَوَّنَ) in speech. (Sgh, K.)