تَعْتِيمٌ
Root: عتم
Form: 2
Full Definition
تَعْتِيمٌII
and
عَتْمٌ signify The being slow, or tardy. You say, عتّم قِرَاهُ and
His entertainment for his guest, or guests, was, or became, slow, or tardy; syn. أَبْطَأَ [not أَبْطَأَ بِهِ]: and he delayed it: and
likewise has the former meaning: or قِرَى الضَيْفِ signifies he delayed the entertainment of the guest. And مَا عَتَّمَ أَنْ فَعَلَ كَذَا
He delayed not, or was not slow, to do, or in doing, such a thing. And حَاجَتَهُ
He delayed [the accomplishment of] the object of his want.
2 And عتّم عَنْهُ He refrained, forbore, abstained, or desisted, from it, namely, an affair, after having made progress therein; as also ; and , Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun عَتْمٌ: or this last signifies he withheld himself from doing it, meaning, a thing that he desired: and signifies he delayed to do it. And [hence] one says, ضَرَبَهُ فَمَا عَتَّمَ, and حَمَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَمَ عَتَّمَ, i. e. [He beat him, and he attacked him,] and did not withhold, or restrict, or limit, himself, in beating him, [and in attacking him,] or and did not recede, or draw back, or desist: the vulgar say, ضَرَبَهُ فَمَا عَتَّبَ.
3 See also 4.
2 And عتّم عَنْهُ He refrained, forbore, abstained, or desisted, from it, namely, an affair, after having made progress therein; as also ; and , Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun عَتْمٌ: or this last signifies he withheld himself from doing it, meaning, a thing that he desired: and signifies he delayed to do it. And [hence] one says, ضَرَبَهُ فَمَا عَتَّمَ, and حَمَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَمَ عَتَّمَ, i. e. [He beat him, and he attacked him,] and did not withhold, or restrict, or limit, himself, in beating him, [and in attacking him,] or and did not recede, or draw back, or desist: the vulgar say, ضَرَبَهُ فَمَا عَتَّبَ.
3 See also 4.
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