تمطّط
Root: مط
Form: 5
Full Definition
تمطّطV
He stretched himself: he walked with an elegant, and a proud, and self-conceited, gait, with an affected inclining of his body from side to side, and stretching out his arms; syn. تَمَدَّدَ; as also تَمَطَّى; like تَظَنَّيْتُ from الظَّنُّ; تمطّط being the original form. It is said in the Kur, [lxxv. 33,] ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إِلَى
أَهْلِهِ يَتَمَطَّى
Then he went to his family walking with an elegant, and a proud, and self-conceited, gait, with an affected inclining of his body from side to side; syn. يَتَبَخْتَرُ; from المَطُّ, because he who so walks extends his steps, so that it is originally يَتَمَطَّطُ; or from المَطَا, signifying “ the back, ” because he who so walks twists his back.
2 It roped, or drew out, with a viscous, glutinous, cohesive, sticky, ropy, or slimy, continuity of parts; it was, or became, viscous, glutinous, cohesive, sticky, ropy, or slimy. [See also R, Q, 2.]
3 تمطّط فِى الكَلَامِ He varied (لَوَّنَ) in speech.
2 It roped, or drew out, with a viscous, glutinous, cohesive, sticky, ropy, or slimy, continuity of parts; it was, or became, viscous, glutinous, cohesive, sticky, ropy, or slimy. [See also R, Q, 2.]
3 تمطّط فِى الكَلَامِ He varied (لَوَّنَ) in speech.
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