عمت

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of twisting or spinning fibers like wool or hair into a thread or rope. It extends to meanings of overpowering, striking forcefully, and also describes someone who is observant, clever, or intoxicated.

Derived headwords

عَمَتَ يَعْمَتُverb

1.
to twist fibersboth
To twist wool or hair, one part upon another, lengthwise and circularly, to form a thread or rope, to be spun with a spindle.
2.
to overpowerclassical
To overpower and restrain one's peers, whether in war, through sound judgment, or by knowledge of the enemy.
3.
to strikeclassical
To strike someone with a stick without regard for who is hit.

عَمْتًاnoun

1.
twistingboth
The act of twisting fibers like wool or hair into a thread or rope.

كَعَمَتَverb

1.
to twist fibersboth
To twist wool or hair into a thread or rope, using the intensified form of the verb.

العُمْيَتَةnoun

1.
twisted fiberboth
A piece of twisted wool or hair, similar to a tuft of fur or a strand of hair, prepared for spinning.

أَعْمِتَةnoun

1.
twisted fibersclassical
Plural of 'umaytat', referring to pieces of twisted wool or hair.

عُمْيَتnoun

1.
twisted fiberclassical
A piece of twisted wool or hair, similar to 'umaytat'.

عُمْيَتnoun

1.
twisted fibersclassical
Plural of 'umyat', referring to pieces of twisted wool or hair.

عَمِيتadjective

1.
observantclassical
Observant, knowledgeable, and discerning; a clever and bold person.
2.
intoxicatedclassical
Drunk or weak, lacking direction.

العَمِيتnoun

1.
observerclassical
An observant, clever, and bold person.
2.
drunkardclassical
A drunk person or someone weak and lost.

عَمِيتَةnoun

1.
twisted fiberboth
A piece of twisted wool or hair, prepared for spinning.

عُمَيْتَةnoun

1.
twisted fiberboth
A piece of twisted wool or hair, prepared for spinning.

عُمَيْتnoun

1.
twisted fiberclassical
A piece of twisted wool or hair, prepared for spinning.

عُمَائَتnoun

1.
twisted fibersclassical
A group of twisted fibers of wool or hair.

Parallel reading

لف الصوف بعضه على بعض مستطيلا و(مستديرا) حلقة (ليجعل في اليد فيغزل)

To twist wool, one part upon another, lengthwise and circularly, into a ring, to be put in the hand and spun.

ورواية التشديد عن الصاغاني

And the narration of the intensified form is from Al-Saghani.

وتلك القطعة عميتة

And that piece is a 'umaytat' (twisted fiber).

والعميتة من الوبر كالفليلة من الشعر

And the 'umaytat' from camel hair is like the 'falila' from hair.

عمت الوبر والصوف: لفه حلقة فغزله

To twist camel hair and wool: to twist it into a ring and spin it.

والاسم العميت

And the noun is 'al-umayt'.

يظل في الشاء يرعاها ويحلبها ويعمت الدهر إلا ريث يهتبد

He stays with the sheep, tending and milking them, and spins all day except for a short time when he prepares the 'hubad'.

يقال عمت العميت يعمته عمتا

It is said: 'He twists the 'umaytat', twisting it, a twisting.'

فظل يعمت في قوط وراجلة

So he spent his time twisting fibers for sustenance and carrying his goods on a ram.

يعمت: يغزل، من العميتة، وهي القطعة من الصوف

'Ya'mat': to spin, from 'al-umaytat', which is the piece of wool.

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

So-and-so twisted the wool, twisting it, meaning he gathered it after beating and fluffing it, then twisted it to spin it on his hand with the spindle.

وهي العميتة، والعمائت جماعة

And it is the 'umaytat', and 'al-'uma'it' is a group.

وفلان يعمت أقرانه، إذا كان يقهرهم ويكفهم

And so-and-so overpowers his peers, if he restrains and overcomes them.

يقال ذلك في الحرب، وجودة الرأي، والعلم بأمر العدو وإثخانه

This is said in war, through excellence of opinion, and knowledge of the enemy's affairs and his defeat.

أو عمته، إذا ضربه بالعصا غير مبال من أصاب

Or he struck him, meaning he hit him with a stick without caring who he hit.

كالسكيت: الرقيب الظريف

Like 'al-sikit': the clever observer.

ورجل عميت: ظريف جرىء

And a man 'amiy': clever and bold.

العميت: الحافظ العالم الفطن

The 'amiy': the preserver, the knowledgeable, the discerning.

ولا تمار الفطن العميتا

And do not argue with the discerning, the clever one.

العميت (: السكران، و) يقال (: الجاهل الضعيف)

The 'amiy' (is) the drunkard, and it is said (he is) the ignorant, the weak.

كالخرس العماميت ومن لا يهتدى إلى جهة

Like the mute, the 'amamit', and he who cannot find his way.