Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

تأملالشَّىءِ

Root: امل

Form: 5

Full Definition

تأملالشَّىءِV [He considered the thing, or studied it, or contemplated it, carefully, or attentively, with investigation;] he looked at the thing endeavouring to obtain a clear knowledge of it: or i. q. تَدَبَّرَهُ; i. e., he looked into the thing, considered it, examined it, or studied it, repeatedly, in order to know it, or until he knew it, or in order to ascertain its real case: or he looked intently, or hardly, at, or towards, the thing: or تأمّل signifies he acted, or proceeded, deliberately, not hastily, syn. تَثَبَّتَ, or he paused, or waited, syn. تَلَبِّثَ, in an affair, and in consideration; he paused, and acted with deliberation. فِيهِ تَأَمُّلٌ [meaning It requires careful, or attentive, consideration, or simply it requires consideration,] is a phrase [of frequent occurrence in the larger lexicons &c., used to imply doubt, and also to insinuate politely that the words to which it relates are false, or wrong,] like فِيهِ نَظَرٌ [q. v.]. (MF in art. صفح.)


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