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أَمَّهُ , (T, S, M, &c.,) aor.
يَؤُمُّ , (T, M, Msb,)
inf. n. أَمٌّ, (T, S, M, Msb,) He tended, repaired,
betook himself, or directed his course, to, or towards, him, or it; aimed at, sought, endeavoured
after, pursued, or endeavoured to reach or attain
or obtain, him, or it; intended it, or purposed it;
syn. قَصَدَهُ, (Lth, T, S, M, Mgh, Msb, K,) and
تَوَخَّاهُ, (T,) and تَعَمَّدَهُ, (Mgh,) and تَوَجَّهَ إِلَيْهِ;
(TA;) as also ↓ أَمَّمَهُ, and ↓ تأمّمهُ, (T, S, M,
Mgh, Msb, K,) and ↓ ائتمّهُ, (M, K,) and ↓ يَمَّمّهُ,
(T, M, K,) and ↓ تَيَمَّمَهُ; (T, M, Mgh, K;) the
last two being formed by substitution [of ى for أ].
(M.) Hence, يَااَللّٰهُ أُمَّنَا بِخَيْرٍ [O God, bring us
good]. (JK in art. اله, and Bd in iii. 25.) And
لَأَمَّ مَا هُوَ, occurring in a trad., meaning He has
indeed betaken himself to, or pursued, the right
way: or it is used in a pass. sense, as meaning
he is in the way which ought to be pursued. (TA.)
And اِنْطَلَقْتُ أَتَأَمَّمُ ↓ رَسُولَ اللّٰهِ, in another trad.,
I went away, betaking myself to the Apostle of
God. (TA.) Hence, also, تَيَمَّمَ ↓ الصَّعِيدَ لِلصَّلَاهِ
[He betook himself to dust, or pure dust, to wipe
his face and his hands and arms therewith, for
prayer]: (T, * M, * Mgh, TA:) as in the Kur
iv. 46 {42} and v. 9 {6}: (ISk, M, TA:) whence الَّتَّيَمُّمُ
as meaning the wiping the face and the hands and
arms with dust; (ISk, T, * M, * Mgh, TA;) i. e.
the performing the act termed تَوَضُّؤٌ with dust:
formed by substitution [of ى for آ]: (M, K:)
originally التَّأَمُّمُ. (K.) ―
2-b2- See also 8. ＝
1-A2- أَمَّهُ, (S,
M, Mgh, &c.,) aor.
يَؤُمُّ , (M, Mgh,) inf. n. أَمٌّ, (M,
Mgh, K,) He broke his head, so as to cleave the
skin, (S, Msb,) inflicting a wound such as is
termed آمَّة [q. v.]; (S;) [i. e.] he struck, (M,
Mgh, K,) or wounded, (M, K,) the أُمّ [q. v.] of
his head, (M, Mgh, K,) with a staff, or stick.
(Mgh.) ＝
1-A3- أَمَّهُمْ (S, M, K) and أَمَّ بِهِمْ, (M, K,)
[aor.
يَؤُمُّ ,] inf. n. إِمَامَةٌ, (S, [but in the M and K
it seems to be indicated that this is a simple
subst.,]) He preceded them; went before them;
took precedence of them; or led them, so as to
serve as an example, or object of imitation; syn.
تَقَدَّمَهُمْ; (M, K;) [and particularly] فِى الصَّلَاةِ
[in prayer]. (S.) And أَمَّهُ and أَمَّ بِهِ He prayed
as إِمَام [q. v.] with him. (Msb.) And أَمَّ الصُّفُوفَ
He became [or acted as] إِمَام to the people composing the ranks [in a mosque &c.]. (Har p. 680.)
You say also, لَا يَؤُمُّ الرَّجُلُ الرَّجُلَ فِى سُلْطَانِهِ [A
man shall not take precedence of a man in his
authority]; meaning, in his house, and where he
has predominance, or superior power, or authority;
nor shall he sit upon his cushion; for in doing so
he would show him contempt. (Mgh in art. سلط.) ＝
1-A2- أَمَّتٌ, (S, M, K,) [first pers. أَمُمْتُ,] aor.
يَؤُمُّ ,
(M,) inf. n. أُمُومَةٌ, (M, K,) She (a woman, S)
became a mother; (S, M, K;) [as also أَمَّتْ
having for its first pers. أَمِمْتُ, aor.
يَأَمُّ ; for] you
say, مَا كُنْتِ أُمًّا وَلَقَدْ أَمِمْتِ [Thou wast not a
mother, and thou hast become a mother], (S, M,
K, [in the last فَأَمِمْتِ,]) with kesr, (K,) inf. n.
أُمُومَةٌ. (S, M, K.) ―
2-b2- أَمَمْتُهُ I was to him a mother. (A in art. ربض.) IAar, speaking of a
woman, said, كَانَتْ لَهَا عَمَّةٌ تَؤُمُّهَا, meaning [She
had, lit. there was to her, a paternal aunt] who
was to her like the mother. (M.)