رَمَآءٌ

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رَمَآءٌ , with fet-h and medd, like سَمَآءٌ; or رِمَآءٌ ; or رِمًا , said by Lh to be formed by substitution [of م for ب, as is shown by what follows]; An excess, or an addition; i. e., i. q. رِبًا, or رِبًوا, or an excess, or addition, over what is lawful. Hence the trad. of 'Omar, لَا تَبِيعُوا, or he said لَا تَشْتَرُوا, الذَّهَبَ بِالفِضَّةِ إِلَّا يَدًا بِيَدٍ هَا وَهَا, [or هَأْ وَهَأْ, (see art. هوأ,)] or هَآء وَهَآء, [i. e. هَآءَ وَهَآءَ,] adding, إِنِّى أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمُ الرمآءَ; [i. e. Exchange not ye gold for silver, except it be done hand with hand, meaning, except there be no delay between the giving and receiving, take and take: verily I fear for you the practice of usury;] or he said, إِلَّا هَآءَ وَهَآءِ, meaning, except [by saying] take and give: (Az, TA in باب الالف الليّنة:) and, as some relate it, he said, انّى اخاف عليكم; [which means the same;] using the Verbal.Noun

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