takattum
secrecy
تَكَتُّم
Word
Noun · pattern تَفَعُّلRoot
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قال له الهندي: إني وإن لم أكن بدأتك وأخبرتك بما جئت له، وإياه تريد؛ وأنك تكتم أمراً تطلبه، وتظهر غيره؛ ما خفي على ذلك منك.
Kalila wa Dimna, page 12 →From the same root
- كَتَمَconceal, muffle
- كَتَّمَconceal
- كَتْمconcealment, silence
- كاتَمَconceal
- تَكَتَّمَkeep quiet
- كَتِيمshut tight, sealed
- كَتُومsecretive, silent
- كِتامconstipation
- كاتِمconfidant
- كاتِمmuffler, silencer
- اِكْتَتَمَconceal
- كِتْمانconcealment, silence
- مَكْتُومhidden, secret, concealed
- اِسْتَكْتَمَconfide in
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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