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زَامٌّ

Root: زم

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زَامٌّ [act. part. n. of زَمَّ]. زَأَمَّهَا [meaning Attaching a زِمَام to her] occurs used by poetic license for زَامَّهَا, because of the concurrence of two quiescent letters; like اِسْوَأَدَّتْ for اِسْوَادَّتْ.
2 Magnifying, or exalting, himself; or elevating his nose, from pride: [and in like manner زَمٌّ :] one says, زَأَيْتُهُ زَمًّا I saw him magnifying, or exalting, himself, &c., not speaking: pl. of the former زُمَّمٌ.
3 See also 1, in the latter half of the paragraph.
4 Also, accord. to El-Harbee, applied to a man, Fearing, or afraid; syn. فَزِعٌ.
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