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مِتْآمٌ

Root: تأم

Full Definition

مِتْآمٌ Accustomed to twin, or bring forth two at one birth; applied to a mother, or a woman, and to any pregnant animal: pl. مَتَائِيمُ.
2 Hence, ثَوْبٌ مِتْآمٌ, or مُتَآءَمٌ , [both app. correct,] A piece of cloth woven of threads two and two together in its warp and its woof.
3 Hence, also, أَبْيَاتٌ مَتَائِيمُ Verses consisting of words in pairs whereof each member resembles the other in writing. [See also مُتَوْءَمٌ.]
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