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أَضْمَرَ

Root: ضمر

Form: 4

Full Definition

أَضْمَرَIV see 2, in three places.

def.2 اضمرهُ signifies also He determined, or resolved, upon it, فِى ضَمِيرِهِ in his heart, or mind.
2 He conceived it in his heart, or mind.
3 He concealed it, syn. أَسَرَّهُ, or أَخْفَاهُ, فِى قَلْبِهِ in his heart, or فى نَفْسِهِ in his mind.
4 [And hence, He suppressed it, meaning it to be understood.
5 And hence also اضمر meaning He made use of a pronoun.]
6 And اضمر صَرْفَ الحَرْفِ [He suppressed the vowel of the final letter;] he made the movent [final] letter quiescent.
7 And أَضْمَرَتُهُ البِلَادُ The lands, or countries, hid him, by his having travelled far: and اضمرته الأَرْضُ the earth hid him, either by reason of travel, or by death.

def.3 اضمر is also syn. with اِسْتَقْصَى [q. v.]. [Accord. to the TK, one says اضمر الشَّىْءَ meaning استقصاهُ.]
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