فَأَمَ
Root: فأم
Form: 1
Full Definition
فَأَمَI
, [or فَأَمَ العُشْبَ, as is shown by an ex. in the S and TA,] Present.T
ـَ [Verbal.Noun فَأْمٌ, TK,] He filled his mouth with herbage; as also فَئِمَ, like فَرِحَ; (TA; [in the CK فَأَّمَ;]) and
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2 And فَأَمَ, or فَأَمَ مِنَ المَآءِ, Present.T as above, He satisfied his thirst with drinking of water.
3 And فَأَمَ فِى الشَّرَابِ He drank with his mouth, not with his hand nor with any other thing, a gulp, or a draught, (نَفَسًا,) of the wine, or beverage; said of a man: app. from أَفْأَمَ signifying “ he filled ” a vessel: and صَأَمَ signifies the same.
def.2 See also 4.
2 And فَأَمَ, or فَأَمَ مِنَ المَآءِ, Present.T as above, He satisfied his thirst with drinking of water.
3 And فَأَمَ فِى الشَّرَابِ He drank with his mouth, not with his hand nor with any other thing, a gulp, or a draught, (نَفَسًا,) of the wine, or beverage; said of a man: app. from أَفْأَمَ signifying “ he filled ” a vessel: and صَأَمَ signifies the same.
def.2 See also 4.
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