تَقَدَّمَهُمْ

Root: ام

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تَقَدَّمَهُمْ ; [and particularly] فِى الصَّلَاةِ [in prayer]. And أَمَّهُ and بِهِ أَمَّ He prayed as إِمَام [q. v.] with him. And أَمَّ الصُّفُوفَ He became [or acted as] إِمَام to the people composing the ranks [in a mosque &c.]. You say also, لَا يَؤُمُّ الرَّجُلُ الرَّجُلَ فِى سُلْطَانِهِ [A man shall not take precedence of a man in his authority]; meaning, in his house, and where he has predominance, or superior power, or authority; nor shall he sit upon his cushion; for in doing so he would show him contempt. (Mgh in art. سلط.)

def.2 أَمَّتٌ, [first pers. أَمُمْتُ,] Present.T اَمُمَ Verbal.Noun أُمُومَةٌ, She became a mother; [as also أَمَّتٌ having for its first pers. أَمِمْتُ, Present.T اَمَمَ ; for] you say, مَا كُنْتِ أُمَّا وَلَقَدْ أَمِمْتِ [Thou wast not a mother, and thou hast become a mother], (S, M, K, [in the last فَأَمِمْتِ,]) with kesr, Verbal.Noun

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