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رم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

R. Q. 2 تَرَمْرَمَ ذ He moved his lips, (T,) or his mouth, (S,) to speak: (T, S:) or تَرَمْرَمُوا they put themselves in motion to speak, but spake not: (M, K:) but it is said to be mostly used in negative phrases. (TA.) One says, مَا تَرَمْرَمَ فُلَانٌ بِحَرْفٍ Such a one uttered not [ a letter, or a word ]: (T, TA:) or put not himself in motion [ therewith ]. (IDrd, TA.) And كَلَّمَهُ فَمَا تَرَمْرَمَ [ He spoke to him and ] he returned not a reply. (M, TA.)

Derived headwords

تَرَمْرَمَ
  1. 1.
مَا تَرَمْرَمَ فُلَانٌ
كَلَّمَهُ فَمَا تَرَمْرَمَ