عمت

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

The root عمت primarily relates to the act of twisting, twining, or coiling fibers, particularly wool or hair, into yarn or thread. It extends to meanings of gathering, consolidating, and metaphorically, to overpowering, understanding, or being cunning.

Derived headwords

عَمِتَverb

1.
to twist wool/hairboth
To twist wool or hair, coiling it upon itself in a long or round manner to spin it into yarn.
2.
to gatherclassical
To gather wool after it has been carded and fluffed, then twist and spin it.
3.
to kill and twistclassical
To kill a man and twist him.
4.
to overpowerclassical
To overpower one's peers, especially in war, by gathering and consolidating them.
5.
to be cunning/intelligentclassical
To be cunning, intelligent, or knowledgeable about the enemy's affairs.

عَمْتًاnoun

1.
twisting/spinningboth
The act of twisting wool or hair, coiling it upon itself to spin it.

العَمِيتnoun

1.
spun wool/hairboth
Wool or hair that has been spun, with parts coiled upon each other.
2.
a piece of spun woolboth
A piece of spun wool or hair, similar to a tuft of hair.

العَمِيتَةnoun

1.
spun wool/hairboth
Wool or hair that has been spun, with parts coiled upon each other.
2.
a piece of spun woolboth
A piece of spun wool or hair, similar to a tuft of hair.

العُمَّيْتadjective

1.
cunning/cleverclassical
Cunning, clever, sharp-witted, or discerning.
2.
vigilant/attentiveclassical
A vigilant or attentive observer.
3.
ignorant/weakclassical
Ignorant or weak.

العَمِيتadjective

1.
witty/boldclassical
Witty, bold, or daring.
2.
knowledgeable/perceptiveclassical
Knowledgeable, perceptive, or intelligent.
3.
disorientedclassical
One who cannot find their way or is disoriented.

العَمِيتnoun

1.
one who kills and twistsclassical
One who kills and twists a person.

المَعْمُوتadjective

1.
killedclassical
Killed and twisted.

أَعْمِتَةnoun

1.
spun wool/hairboth
Plural of عميتة, referring to spun wool or hair.

عُمَّتnoun

1.
spun wool/hairboth
Plural of عميتة, referring to spun wool or hair.

العَمِيتَةnoun

1.
tuft of hairboth
A tuft of hair or wool, similar to a small bundle.

تَعْمِيتnoun

1.
twisting/spinningclassical
The act of twisting wool or hair, coiling it upon itself to spin it.

العَمِيتnoun

1.
one who gathersclassical
One who gathers and consolidates.

العَمِيتnoun

1.
one who is cunningclassical
One who is cunning, intelligent, or knowledgeable.

العَمِيتnoun

1.
one who is disorientedclassical
One who is disoriented or cannot find their way.

العَمِيتnoun

1.
one who overpowersclassical
One who overpowers their peers, especially in war.

Parallel reading

عمت الصوف والوبر يعمته عمتا: لف بعضه على بعض مستطيلا ومستديرا حلقة فغزله

Wool and hair are twisted, he twists it with a twisting: coiling some of it upon itself, long or round, into a ring, and spinning it.

كما يفعله الغزال الذي يغزل الصوف، فيلقيه في يده

As does the spinner who spins wool, throwing it into his hand.

ويقال: عمت العميت يعمته تعميتا

And it is said: He twisted the spun wool, he twists it with a twisting.

فظل يعمت في قوط وراجلة

So he spent his time twisting in a pasture and with a ram.

ويقال: عمت الرجل حبل القت، فهو معموت وعميت: قتله ولواه

And it is said: He twisted the man's rope, so he is killed and twisted.

وعمت فلان الصوف يعمته عمتا إذا جمعه بعد ما يطرقه وينفشه، ثم يعمته ليلويه على يده، ويغزله بالمدرة

And when someone twists wool, he twists it with a twisting, if he gathers it after carding and fluffing it, then twists it to twirl it on his hand, and spins it with a spindle.

والعميتة من الوبر: كالفليلة من الشعر

And a 'amytah of hair is like a 'falilah of hair.

ويقال: عميتة من وبر أو صوف، كما يقال: سبيخة من قطن، وسليلة من شعر

And it is said: 'amytah of hair or wool, as it is said: 'sabikhah of cotton, and 'salilah of hair.

وقوله أنشده ابن الأعرابي: وقطعا من وبر عميتا

And his saying, which Ibn al-A'rabi recited: And pieces of twisted hair.

يجوز أن يكون عميتا حالا من وبر، وأن يكون جمع عميتة، فيكون نعتا لقطع

It is permissible for 'umiyta to be an adjective of hair, and for it to be a plural of 'amytah, thus being an adjective for 'pieces'.

ورجل عميت: ظريف، جريء

And a 'amyt man: witty, bold.

والعميت، بالتشديد، الرقيب الظريف

And al-'ummayt, with doubling, is the witty observer.

ويقال: الجاهل الضعيف

And it is said: the ignorant, the weak.

كالخرس العماميت

Like the mute, the cunning ones.

وفلان يعمت أقرانه إذا كان يقهرهم ويلفهم، يقال ذلك في الحرب، وجودة الرأي، والعلم بأمر العدو وإثخانه

And so-and-so overpowers his peers if he conquers and gathers them; this is said in war, and in the excellence of opinion, and knowledge of the enemy's affairs and his defeat.