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لَمَأَهُ

Root: لمأ

Form: 1

Full Definition

لَمَأَهُI , and لَمَأَ عَلَيْهِ, Present.T ـَ He smote his hand upon it, [or laid his hand upon it, or seized it,] openly or secretly.
2 لَمَأَ الشَّىْءَ He took the whole thing; took it entirely.
3 لَمَأَ الشَّىْءَ, Verbal.Noun لَمْءٌ, He glanced, or took a slight look at the thing; beheld it quickly: like لَمَحَهُ.
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