مِثَمٌّ
Root: ثم
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مِثَمٌّ
(like مِسَنٌّ, K [in the CK, erroneously, مُثِمّ, like مُسِنّ,]) One who pastures for him who has no pastor, or no pasturage, and lends a beast or camel for riding or carrying, to him who has no beast or camel for riding or carrying (يُفْقِرُ مَنْ لَا ظَهْرَ لَهُ, [in the CK, erroneously, يَفْقِرُ,]) and sets right (يَثُمُّ [in the CK, erroneously, يَثِمُّ]) what the tribe are unable to manage, of their affair: so explained by ISh. And A man who is strong; who comes after, and aids, those who have recourse to him in need; and bears, or carries, what is redundant, or in excess; and repels the riders. And رَجُلٌ مِعَمٌّ مِثَمٌّ مِلَمٌّ
A man who sets right an affair, and manages it, or acts vigorously in it.
2 رَجُلٌ مِثَمٌّ وَمِقَمٌّ and مِثَمَّةٌ وَمِقَمَّةٌ, in which latter phrase the ة is added to give intensiveness to the signification, A man who sweeps and collects the good and the bad of a thing: or who eats the good of the food and the bad thereof. [See also مِخَمَّةٌ, in art. خم.]
2 رَجُلٌ مِثَمٌّ وَمِقَمٌّ and مِثَمَّةٌ وَمِقَمَّةٌ, in which latter phrase the ة is added to give intensiveness to the signification, A man who sweeps and collects the good and the bad of a thing: or who eats the good of the food and the bad thereof. [See also مِخَمَّةٌ, in art. خم.]
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