أَعْمَى

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أَعْمَى and عَمٍ Blind, of both eyes: fem. of the former عَمْيَآءُ: and pl. [masc.] عُمْىٌ and عُمْيَانٌ and عُمَاةٌ, as though this last were pl. of عَامٍ; and the dual of its fem. is عَمْيَاوَانِ; and its pl. is عَمْيَاوَاتٌ: the fem. of عَمٍ is عَمِيَةٌ, (S, K, TA, [in the CK عَمِيَّةٌ, which is a mistranscription, for it is]) of the measure فَعِلَةٌ, like فَرِحَةٌ, and عَمْيَةٌ , which is [a contraction] like فَخْذٌ for فَخِذٌ: and the pl. masc. is عَمُونَ.
2 And [hence,] Blind in respect of the mind: [but more commonly] one says, هُوَ عَمٍ as meaning He is erring, or one who errs; and أَعْمَى القَلْبِ [meaning the same, or blind in respect of the mind]: or رَجُلٌ القَلْبِ i. e. An ignorant man [or a man blind in respect of the mind]; and اِمْرَأَةٌ عَمِيَةٌ عَنِ الصَّوَابِ [a woman ignorant of, or blind to, that which is right], and عَمِيَةُ القَلْبِ [like عَمِى القَلْبِ as applied to a man]. In the saying in the Kur [xvii. 74], وَمَنْ كَانَ فِى هٰذِهِ فَهُوَ فِى ٱلْآخِرَةِ أَعْمَى, accord. to Er-Rághib, the former [اعمى] is a part. n. and the second is like it; and the meaning is, And whoso is in this state of existence blind in respect of the mind, not seeing his right course, he will be in the other blind with respect to the way of safety: or, as some say, the second is what is termed أَفْعَلُ تَفْضِيلٍ, the complement of which is expressed by means of مِنْ, [meaning more blind &c.,] and therefore AA and Yaakoob did not pronounce it with الإِمَالَة, as not being like the first, which is subject to الامالة because its ا [written ى] becomes [really] ى in the dual: but Hamzeh and Ks and Aboo-Bekr pronounced both with الامالة.
3 الأَعْمَيَانِ means The torrent and the fire of a burning house or the like; because of the perplexity that befalls him whom they befall; or because, when they occur, they spare not a place, nor avoid anything; like the أَعْمَى [or blind], who knows not where he is travelling, so that he goes whither his leg conveys him: or the torrent and the night: or the torrent, or the tumultuous torrent, and the camel excited by lust.
4 And الأَمْرُ الأَعْمَى The case [such as that] of partisanship (العَصَبِيَّة) whereof the manner of proceeding is not distinguishable.
5 And أَرْضٌ عَمْيَآءُ and , and مَكَانٌ أَعْمَى, A land, and a place, in which one will not, or cannot, be directed to his right course.
6 See also صَكَّةَ عُمَىٍّ:
7 and see عَمِيَّةٌ.

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