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1 أَمَّهُ ذ , (T, S, M, &c.,) aor اَمُ3َ , (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 إِِلَيْهِ; (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 رَسُولَ اللّٰهِ ↓ انْطَلَقْتُ أَتَأَمَّمُ , in another trad., I went away, betaking myself to the Apostle of God. (TA.) Hence, also, الصَّعِيدَ لِلصَّلَاهِ ↓ تَيَمَّمَ [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 and v. 9: (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.) ― -b2- See also 8. -A2- أَمَّهُ, (S, M, Mgh, &c.,) aor. اَمُ3َ , (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.) -A3- أَمَّهُمْ (S, M, K) and أَمَّ بِهِمْ, (M, K,) [aor. اَمُ3َ ,] inf. n. إِِمَامَةٌ, (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.
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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