أَمَمٌ
Root: ام
Full Definition
أَمَمٌ
Nearness.
2 [Near; nigh.] You say, أَخَذْتُ ذلِكَ مِنْ أَمَمٍ I took that from near; from nigh. And دَارُكُمْ أَمَمٌ Your house is near, or nigh. And هُوَ أَمَمٌ مِنْكَ He, or it, is near to thee: and in like manner you say of two: and of
3 Easy: near at hand; near to be reached, or laid hold of.
4 Between near and distant.
5 Conforming, or conformable, to the just mean: and , [in form] like مُضَارٌّ, originally مُؤَامِمٌ, the same; of a middle, or middling, kind or sort; neither exceeding, nor falling short of, what is right; applied to an affair, or a case, and a thing [of any kind]; as also ; and convenient, or suitable: and أَمَمٌ and both signify an affair, or a case, that is manifest, clear, or plain, not exceeding the due bounds or limits.
2 [Near; nigh.] You say, أَخَذْتُ ذلِكَ مِنْ أَمَمٍ I took that from near; from nigh. And دَارُكُمْ أَمَمٌ Your house is near, or nigh. And هُوَ أَمَمٌ مِنْكَ He, or it, is near to thee: and in like manner you say of two: and of
3 Easy: near at hand; near to be reached, or laid hold of.
4 Between near and distant.
5 Conforming, or conformable, to the just mean: and , [in form] like مُضَارٌّ, originally مُؤَامِمٌ, the same; of a middle, or middling, kind or sort; neither exceeding, nor falling short of, what is right; applied to an affair, or a case, and a thing [of any kind]; as also ; and convenient, or suitable: and أَمَمٌ and both signify an affair, or a case, that is manifest, clear, or plain, not exceeding the due bounds or limits.
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