عِمَامَةٌ

Root: عم

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عِمَامَةٌ [A turban;] the thing that one winds upon the head: pl. عمَائِمُ and عِمَامٌ , the latter either a broken pl. of عِمَامَةٌ or [a coll. gen. n., i. e.,] these two words are of the class of طَلْحٌ and طَلْحَةٌ. [On the old Arab mode of disposing the turban, see خِمَارٌ.] The عَمَائِم were the crowns of the Arabs. أَرْخَى عِمَامَتَهُ [lit. He slackened, or loosened, his turban,] means he became, or felt, in a state of security, or safety, and at ease, or in easy circumstances; because a man does not slacken, or loosen, his turban but in easy circumstances.
2 Also The مِغْفَر [q. v.]: and the helmet: by some erroneously written with fet-h [to the first letter].
3 And Pieces of wood bound together, upon which one embarks on the sea, and upon which one crosses a river; as also ; or this is correctly عَامَةٌ, without teshdeed; and thus it is rightly mentioned by IAar.

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