عِمَامَةٌ
Root: عم
Full Definition
عِمَامَةٌ
[A turban;] the thing that one winds upon the head: pl. عمَائِمُ and
عِمَامٌ , the latter either a broken pl. of عِمَامَةٌ or [a coll. gen. n., i. e.,] these two words are of the class of طَلْحٌ and طَلْحَةٌ. [On the old Arab mode of disposing the turban, see خِمَارٌ.] The عَمَائِم were the crowns of the Arabs. أَرْخَى عِمَامَتَهُ [lit. He slackened, or loosened, his turban,] means
2 Also
3 And Pieces of wood bound together, upon which one embarks on the sea, and upon which one crosses a river; as also ; or this is correctly عَامَةٌ, without teshdeed; and thus it is rightly mentioned by IAar.
2 Also
3 And Pieces of wood bound together, upon which one embarks on the sea, and upon which one crosses a river; as also ; or this is correctly عَامَةٌ, without teshdeed; and thus it is rightly mentioned by IAar.
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