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أَزْمَعْتُ

Root: زمع

Form: 4

Full Definition

أَزْمَعْتُIV , and أَزْمَعْتُ عَلَى الأَمْرِ; the former accord. to Ks.; the latter accord. to Kh, but disallowed by Ks; both, however, are authorized by Fr, as meaning the same, like أَجْمَعْتُهُ and أَجْمَعْتُ عَلَيْهِ; and أَزْمَعْتُ بِهِ; I determined, resolved, or decided, upon the affair: my determination, resolution, or decision, became fixed upon the affair, to execute it, or perform it, of necessity: or I kept constantly, firmly, steadily, steadfastly, or fixedly, to the affair: syn. ثَبَتُّ عَلَيْهِ: and , followed by عَلَى before the object, Verbal.Noun تَزْمِيعٌ, signifies the same: ازمع may be formed by transposition from عزم, or the ز may be a substitute for ج You say, ازمع المَسِيرَ [and عَلَى المَسِيرِ] He determined, resolved, or decided, upon going, journeying, or departing.

def.2 See also 1.

def.3 ازمعت الحُبْلَةُ [The grape-vine, or its branch,] became large in its زَمَعَة, i. e. knot, or gem, [see زَمَعٌ,] and its fruit-stalk was near to coming forth.
2 And ازمع النَّبْتُ The herbage made its first appearance in a scattered state: or was not all of it equal, or uniform, but consisted of scattered portions, at its first appearance, one part surpassing another.
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