تعاظم
Root: عظم
Form: 6
Full Definition
2 and see عَظَمَةٌ.
def.2 [تعاظمهُ signifies It was, or became, عَظِيم i. e. great, &c., in comparison with it.] One says, سَيْلٌ لَا يَتَعَاظَمُهُ شَىْءٌ, meaning [A torrent] in comparison with which nothing will be great. And أَصَابَنَا مَطَرٌ لَا يَتَعَاظَمُهُ شَىْءٌ i. e. لَا عِنْدَهُ [meaning, in like manner, Rain in comparison with which nothing will be great fell upon us]. And هٰذَا أَمْرٌ يَتَعَاظَمُهُ شَىْءٌ [This is an affair] in comparison with which nothing will be great.
2 تعاظمهُ said of an affair, or event, (أَمْرٌ, S, Msb, TA,) signifies also عَظُمَ عَلَيْهِ [i. e. It was, or became, of great magnitude, or moment, or importance; or of great gravity; or (like كَبُرَ عَلَيْهِ) difficult, hard, severe, grievous, distressing, afflictive, troublesome, or burdensome; in its effect upon him]. In a trad., God is related to have said, لَا يَتَعَاظَمُنِى ذَنْبٌ أَنْ أَغْفِرَهُ, meaning لَا عَلَىَّ and عِنْدِى [i. e. A sin is not difficult, &c., to me to forgive it; like as one says, لَا يَكْبُرُ عَلَىَّ and عِنْدِى].
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