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تعامى

Root: عمى

Form: 6

Full Definition

تعامىVI He feigned himself أَعْمَى [i. e. blind], in respect of the eyes [as is implied in the S],
2 and also in respect of the mind [as is implied in the K]. You say, تعامى عَنْ كَذَا He feigned himself ignorant [of such a thing], as though he did not see it; like تَعَاشَى عَنْهُ. (TA in art. عشو.)
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