اجتمع

Form: 8

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اجتمعVIII It became collected, brought together, gathered together, gathered up, assembled, congregated, mustered, drawn together, or contracted; or it collected, collected itself together, gathered itself together, came together, assembled, congregated, drew itself together, contracted itself; coalesced; combined; so that the several parts or portions became near [or close] together; as also اِجْدَمَعَ, with د [substituted for the ت]; and تجمّع and signify the same: and تجمّعوا signifies they became collected, &c., [from several places, or] hence and thence. [See also 10.] You say also, اجتمع مَعَهُ and بِهِ [meaning He was, or became, in company with him; came together with him; met with him; met him; had a meeting, or an interview, with him]. And اجتمع مَعَهُ عَلَى أَمْرِ كَذَا: see 3, first sentence: and see the sentence there next following. And in like manner, تجمّعوا عَلَى فُلَانٍ They combined, conspired, or leagued, together against such a one. (Ibn-Buzurj, TA in art. ضفر.) [See also اجتمعوا عَلَى الأَمْرِ in 4, latter half.] You also say, اِجْتَمَعَتِ آرَاؤُهُمْ عَلَى الأَمْرِ [Their opinions agreed together, or were in unison, upon, or respecting, the affair]. And اِجْتَمَعَتْ شَرَائِطُ الإِمَامَةِ The conditions of the office of Imám occurred together [or were combined, or they coexisted, in such a case]; as also . [See a similar ex. voce ارتفع.]
2 [He, or it, was, or became, compact in make or frame, compressed, contracted, or the like.
3 And hence,] He attained to his full state of manly vigour, and his beard became fullgrown. The verb is not thus used in speaking of a woman.
4 [Hence also,] اجتمع فِى الحَاجَةِ [He was quick and vigorous in executing the needful affair, or in accomplishing that which was wanted; as though he compacted his frame, and collected all his energy: see مَشَى مُجْتَمِعًا, below: and see also 10]. (TA in art. كمش.)
5 [Hence also,] اِجْتَمَعَتِ القِدْرُ The cooking-pot boiled.
6 [Hence also, اجتمع said of a thing, or an affair, It was, or became, composed, arranged, or settled.]

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