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فَدَمْتُ

Root: فدم

Form: 1

Full Definition

فَدَمْتُI , [Present.T ـِ] Verbal.Noun فَدْمٌ, I covered his, or its, mouth with the فِدَام [q. v.]: or فَدَمَ فَاهُ, and عَلَى فِيهِ, Present.T ـِ and فدّم , Verbal.Noun تَفْدِيمٌ; he put the فِدَام upon his, or its, mouth: [app. used in relation to a man and also to an إِبْرِيق or other vessel: but the latter verb, and as trans. without a particle, seems to be more commonly used in relation to both:] one says of Persians or other foreigners, and of Magians, on the occasion of their giving to drink, أَفْوَاهَهُمْ They bound the فَدَّام upon their mouths: and فدّم الإِبْرِيقَ, Verbal.Noun تَفْدِيمٌ, He put the فِدَام upon the mouth of the ابريق.

def.2 فَدُمَ, Verbal.Noun فَدَامَةٌ and فُدُومَةٌ, He was or became, such as is termed فَدْم [q. v.]; or he was or became, heavy, sluggish, or dull; and confounded, or perplexed, and unable to see his right course.
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