Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

تعظّم

Root: عظم

Form: 5

Full Definition

تعظّمV [He made himself to appear great, big, or large: as is indicated by an explanation of the word رُفَاعَة in the S, in art. رفع.
2 And hence,] He magnified himself; or behaved proudly, haughtily, or insolently; as also استعظم ; [and so تعاظم :
3 whence one says, تعظّم عَنْهُ and تعاظم عنه, both of which occur in the K, the former in art. ابه in explanation of تَأَبَّهَ عَنْ كَذَا, and the latter in art. جل in explanation of تَجَالَّ عَنْهُ; both meaning He held himself above it, disdained it, or was disdainful of it.]
4 [تَعَظَّمَ ٱللّٰهُ and may be best rendered Incomparable in greatness, or majesty, is God.]

def.2 See also 10.


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