لَمَعَ
Root: لمع
Form: 1
Full Definition
لَمَعَI
It shone; shone brightly; gleamed; glistened.
2 لَمَعَ بِيَدِهِ, and بِثَوْبِهِ, (TA, S, K, &c., in art. خفق &c.,) and بِسَيْفِهِ, He signalled, or made a sign, with his hand or arm, and with his garment, and with his sword; or did so for the purpose of information or warning; by raising it, and moving it about, [or waving it, or brandishing it, i. e., he waved it as a sign or signal,] in order that another might see it, and come to him; as also ; but the former is the more approved; [i. q. Lat. micuit;] and sometimes the verb is used without the mention of the hand or arm [&c.]. See a verse cited voce فَرْضٌ.
3 لَمَعَ بِسَيْفِهِ, (S, and K, art. لوح,) and بِثَوْبِهِ, (S, ibid, and S, K, &c., in art. خفق.) He made a sign with his sword, and with his garment, [waving it about, to make it seen by some one whom he desired to see it].
2 لَمَعَ بِيَدِهِ, and بِثَوْبِهِ, (TA, S, K, &c., in art. خفق &c.,) and بِسَيْفِهِ, He signalled, or made a sign, with his hand or arm, and with his garment, and with his sword; or did so for the purpose of information or warning; by raising it, and moving it about, [or waving it, or brandishing it, i. e., he waved it as a sign or signal,] in order that another might see it, and come to him; as also ; but the former is the more approved; [i. q. Lat. micuit;] and sometimes the verb is used without the mention of the hand or arm [&c.]. See a verse cited voce فَرْضٌ.
3 لَمَعَ بِسَيْفِهِ, (S, and K, art. لوح,) and بِثَوْبِهِ, (S, ibid, and S, K, &c., in art. خفق.) He made a sign with his sword, and with his garment, [waving it about, to make it seen by some one whom he desired to see it].
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