عَمِهَ
Root: عمه
Form: 1
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عَمِهَI
, and عَمَهَ, Present.T of each
ـَ Verbal.Noun عَمَهٌ (S, Msb, K, TA, [عَمْهًا in the CK being a mistake for عَمَهًا,]) and عُمُوهٌ and عُمُوهَةٌ and عَمَهَانٌ, [the first of the former verb, and the rest, app., of the latter verb,] He was, or became, confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course; and went repeatedly to and fro: or he went repeatedly to and fro- in confusion, or perplexity, or in error, and confusion, or perplexity, unable to see his right course, in contending, disputing, or litigating; or in a way, or road: or he knew not the [right] argument, or plea, or allegation: and
signifies the same: all are said when one turns aside, or away, from that which is right, or true: or العَمَهُ is the looking repeatedly, not knowing whither to go: or it is in the mental perception; and العَمَى is in the sight, or is common to both of these. [Accord. to the Msb, عَمِهَ is from عَمْهَآء as an epithet applied to land, expl. below: but this requires consideration, as appears from what here follows.]
2 One says also, عَمِهَتِ الأَرْضُ
2 One says also, عَمِهَتِ الأَرْضُ
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