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katm

concealment, silence

كَتْم

Word

Noun · pattern فَعْل

Root

ك ت م

In the library

قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَيْسَ فِي أَصْحَابِهِ أَشْمَطُ غَيْرَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَغَلَفَهَا بِالْحِنَّاءِ وَالْكَتَمِ

Sahih al-Bukhari, page 5859 →

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 5 entries
  • كَتَمَ Form I He concealed, or suppressed
    , aor. , inf. n. كَتْمٌ [and كِتْمَانٌ], doubly trans., He concealed, or suppressed, a secret. (Mgh.) ― -b2- كَتَمَ الرَّبْوَ: see a verse cited in the last paragraph of art. عور.
  • تَكَتَّمَ Form V He (a man) concealed, or hid, himself
    (K, art. دلس) He (a man) concealed, or hid, himself. (T, K, same art.)
  • تَكَاتَمُوا Form VI They practised concealment, one with another
    They practised concealment, one with another: see تَدَافَنُوا.
  • كَتُومٌ A strict concealer of secrets
    A strict concealer of secrets.
  • كَاتِمٌ Open entry
    meaning مَكْتُومٌ: see دَافِقٌ, in two places. ― -b2- فِى كَاتِمِ السِّرِّ: see a verse cited in conj. 3 of art. عرض.

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