Root

ز م ت

1 verb · 2 nouns and adjectives

Verbs

Nouns and adjectives

Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 5 entries
  • زَمُتَ Form I He was, or became, grave, staid, steady, sedate, or calm
    , aor. , inf. n. زَمَاتَهُ, He was, or became, grave, staid, steady, sedate, or calm. (A, K.)
  • تزمّت Form V He showed, exhibited, or manifested, gravity, staidness, steadiness, sedateness, or calmness
    i. q. تَوَقَّرَ [He showed, exhibited, or manifested, gravity, staidness, steadiness, sedateness, or calmness; or he endeavoured, or constrained himself, to be grave, staid, &c.]. (A.) One says, مَا أَشَدَّ تَزَمُّتَهُ [How great is his show of gravity, &c.! or his endeavour, or constraint of himself, to be grave, &c.!]. (Fr, S.)
  • زَمِيتٌ Grave, staid, steady, sedate, or calm
    Grave, staid, steady, sedate, or calm, (IAar, S, A, K, TA,) in his sitting-place: (IAar, TA:) pl. رُمَتَآءُ, (A,) or زمت [app. زُمْتٌ or زُمُتٌ, if not a mistranscription for زُمَتَآءُ, which I rather think it to be]. (TA.)
  • زِمِّيتٌ Very grave, staid, steady, sedate, or calm
    Very grave, staid, steady, sedate, or calm: (S, K, TA:) forbearing, or clement; quiet; of few words; like صِمِّيتٌ: or, as some say, silent. (TA.)
  • فُلَانٌ أَزْمَتُ النَّاسِ Such a one is the most grave, staid, steady, sedate, or calm, of men
    Such a one is the most grave, staid, steady, sedate, or calm, of men. (S.)

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