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لمّظهُ

Root: لمظ

Form: 2

Full Definition

لمّظهُII , Verbal.Noun تَلْمِيظٌ; or ; He gave him something to taste; he fed him with something whereby to content or divert, him [so as to allay the craving of his stomach] before the morning-meal; syn. ذَوَّقَهُ and لَمَّجَهُ, both of which are alike. You say also, لَمِّظْ فُلَانًا لُمَاظَةً [Give thou to such a one, to eat,] something which he may taste time after time, or after eating which he may move about his tongue in his mouth as though seeking leisurely and gradually after some remains thereof between his teeth.
2 And [hence,] لمّظهُ, Verbal.Noun as above; and ; He gave to him somewhat of his right, or due.
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