مَتَّ
Root: مت
Form: 1
Full Definition
مَتَّI
, Present.T
مَتُتَ
Verbal.Noun مَتٌّ, He extended, or stretched out, a rope, &c. ; i. q.
مَدَّ and مَطَّ and مَغَطَ.
2 مَتَّ فِى السَّيْرِ i. q. مَدَّ.
3 مَتَّ, Present.Tمَتُتَ
Verbal.Noun مَتٌّ, He drew [water], or drew up [a bucket], without a pulley.
4 مَتَّ, Present.Tمَتُتَ
Verbal.Noun مَتٌّ; and
, Verbal.Noun مَتْمَتَةٌ; He sought to bring himself near [to another], or to approach [to him], or to gain access [to him], or to advance himself in [his] favour, (تَوَسَّلَ,) by relationship, or by what is termed حُرْمَة, [see مَاتَّةٌ, below,] or by other means: or i. q.
تَوَصَّل [which seems here to signify nearly or exactly the same as توسّل] by relationship, or by what is termed دَالَّة [or blandishment, &c.]
5 مَتَّ إِلَيْهِ بِالشَّىْءِ He sought to bring himself near to him, &c., (توسّل اليه,) by the thing.
6 He sought to bring himself near, &c., [to another,] by affection, or love, or by relationship.
7 لَا تَمُتَّاْنِ إِلَى اللّٰهِ بِحَبْلٍ وَلَا تَمُدَّانِ إِلَيْهِ بِسَبَبٍ [Ye two shall not approach, or obtain access, to God by means of any friend, nor shall ye do so by means of any relation]. A trad.
8 مَتَّهُ i. q. طَلَبَ إِلَيْهِ المَتَاتَ, q. v. infra.
2 مَتَّ فِى السَّيْرِ i. q. مَدَّ.
3 مَتَّ, Present.T
4 مَتَّ, Present.T
5 مَتَّ إِلَيْهِ بِالشَّىْءِ He sought to bring himself near to him, &c., (توسّل اليه,) by the thing.
6 He sought to bring himself near, &c., [to another,] by affection, or love, or by relationship.
7 لَا تَمُتَّاْنِ إِلَى اللّٰهِ بِحَبْلٍ وَلَا تَمُدَّانِ إِلَيْهِ بِسَبَبٍ [Ye two shall not approach, or obtain access, to God by means of any friend, nor shall ye do so by means of any relation]. A trad.
8 مَتَّهُ i. q. طَلَبَ إِلَيْهِ المَتَاتَ, q. v. infra.
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