katūm

secretive, silent

كَتُوم

Word

Adjective · pattern فَعُول

Root

ك ت م

In the library

فإذا كان السر عند الأمين الكتوم فقد احترز من التضييع؛ مع أنه خليق ألا يتكلم به؛ ولا يتم سرٌ ين اثنين قد علماه وتفاوضاه.

Kalila wa Dimna, page 13 →

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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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