Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

تجمّل

Root: جمل

Form: 5

Full Definition

تجمّلV He beautified, embellished, or adorned, himself.
2 He affected what is جَمِيل [or beautiful, goodly, comely, or pleasing, in person, or in action or actions or behaviour, or in moral character, &c.]. You say, تجمّل بِأَكْثَرَ مِمَّا عِنْدَهُ [He affected beautiful, goodly, comely, or pleasing, qualities, more than he possessed]. (TA in art. شبع.)
3 He was, or became, patient; or restrained himself from impatience; or constrained himself to be patient: from جَمَالٌ meaning "patience." Hence the saying, وَإِذَا تُصِبْكَ خَصَاصَةٌ فَتَجَمَّلِ And when poverty, or straitness, befalls thee, then be patient, or restrain thyself &c. (Mgh in art. خص.)

def.2 He ate what is termed جَمِيل, i. e., melted fat.


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