Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

عَدِمَهُ

Root: عدم

Form: 1

Full Definition

عَدِمَهُI , with kesr to the د, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun عَدَمٌ, which is anomalous [as the verb is trans.], and عُدْمٌ, or the latter is a simple subst., He had it not, was destitute of it, was without it, lacked it, wanted it, found it not, or lost it; syn. فَقَدَهُ, or لَمْ يَجِدْهُ; so says Ibn-El-Kemál in the Exposition of the Hidáyeh. And عَدِمْتُ فُلَانًا [I wanted, or lost, such a one]. And عُدِمَ, [Verbal.Noun عَدَمٌ,] It lacked, wanted, was wanting, was not found, did not exist, or was lost; syn. فُقِدَ. [See also عَدَمٌ below.]
2 لَا يَعْدَمُنِى هٰذَا الأَمْرُ means مَا يَعْدُونِى [i. e. This thing, or affair, does not pass from me]. (S, K, TA. [In the CK, erroneously, ما يُعْدِمُنِى.])

def.2 عَدِمَ as intrans.: see the next paragraph, last sentence.

def.3 عَدُمَ, Verbal.Noun عَدَامَةٌ, He was, or became, foolish, or stupid; being destitute of intellect, or understanding.


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