muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُ·ـِيَفْعِلُmaṣdarطُمُومٌ طَمٌّ طَمِيمٌ
Core sense — it rose high, said of water; he filled up and levelled a well; it overcamegenerated
1.1the torrent of the valley or water-course rose high and predominated—طَمَّ الوَادِى
(by rule it should be طَمِمَ). Said of water: it was, or became, abundant, and rose high. See also طَمَى.
Explained as [طَمَّ سَيْلُ الوَادِى].
the torrent flowed and choked up the channel by which the water ran into the meadow—جَرَى الوَادِى فَطَمَّ عَلَى القَرِىِّ
Meyd: the torrent of the valley or water-course flowed and filled up, or choked up, meaning destroyed by filling up, the channel by which the water ran into the meadow.
Meyd says the proverb is applied to the case in which evil goes beyond the usual limit. According to Z it means a man's overcoming his adversary; but note that طَمَّ in this sense is transitive without a preposition.
it choked up the well and made it level with the ground around it—طَمَّ الرَّكِيَّةَ
Said of a torrent., the latter on the authority of IAar. Synonym دَفَنَهَا, or كَبَسَهَا and سَوَّاهَا.
he covered the thing over with earth, or dust—طَمَّ الشَّىْءَ بِالتُّرَابِ
synonym كَبَسَهُ.
he filled the vessel so that the contents overflowed its edges—طَمَّ الإِنَآءَ
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he filled the well and the like with earth, or dust, so that it became even with the ground—طَمَّ البِئْرَ وَغَيْرَهَا بِالتُّرَابِ
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the earth, or dust, filled it up—طَمَّهَا التُّرَابُ
1.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredthe thing abounded so that it rose to a high pitch, had ascendency, and overcame—طَمَّ الشَّىْءُ
From طَمَّ الوَادِى in the sense explained at the start of the preceding sense..
the affair rose to a high pitch and overcame; or it was, or became, great, or formidable—طَمَّ الأَمْرُ
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an affair that is great, or formidable, and that will not be accomplished—أَمْرٌ يطمّ ولا يتمّ
Apparently يَطِمُّ وَلَا يَتِمُّ, following analogy, so as to make the first verb match the second, as is often done.
the sedition, or conflict and faction, was, or became, violent, or severe—طَمَّتِ الفِتْنَةُ
a calamity that predominates over the other calamities—دَاهِيَةٌ تطمُّ عَلَى الدَّوَاهى
That is, تَطُمُّ or تَطِمُّ.
1.1.2he (the stallion) leaped the mare—طَمَّ الفَرَسَ
Also طَمَّ عَلَيْهَا.
he (a bird) mounted upon the top of the tree—طَمَّ الشَّجَرَةَ
. (JM)
1.1.3he was, or became, light, or active, and quick—طَمَّ
Said of a man and of a horse..
he ran in an easy manner—طَمَّ
Or he went away over the face of the earth; or he went away in any way. Also: he ran in an easy manner.
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he passed along running in an easy manner—مَرَّيَطِمُّ
With kesr.
he passed along running in an easy manner—طَمَّ
So according to As.
See also طَمَى.
1.1.4he took something from the hair of his head—طَمَّ رَأْسَهُ
. Synonymous with غضَّ مِنْهُ.
So in my manuscript copy of the K; in the CK and TA it is written, wrongly, عَضَّ, with the undotted ع, and so too in the TK, where the phrase is nevertheless well explained, on the authority of the A, as meaning he shaved a portion of his head. See also the ism mafʿūl.
he cut his hair, and he cut it off entirely—طَمَّ شَعَرَهُ
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he plaited his hair, or twisted it—طَمَّ شَعَرَهُ
the same as عَقَصَهُ.
Show Lane's original text
, (MA, K, TA,) aor. طَمُمَ , (TA, [by rule it should be طَمِمَ ,]) inf. n. طُمُومٌ (MA, K, TA) and طَمٌّ , (K, TA,) said of water, It was, or became, abundant, (MA, K, TA,) and rose high, or to a high pitch. (TA.) [See also طَمَى .] And طَمَّ الوَادِى means [ طَمَّ سَيْلُ الوَادِى i. e. The torrent of the valley or water-course] rose high, or to a high pitch, and predominated: whence the prov., جَرَى الوَادِى فَطَمَّ عَلَى القَرِىِّ ; in explanation of which Meyd says, i. e., [The torrent of the valley or water-course ( سَيْلُ الوَادِى ) flowed, (so in the Provs. of Meyd,)] and filled up, or choked up, meaning destroyed by filling up, or choking up, the channel by which the water ran into the meadow: and he says that the prov. is applied to the case in which evil exceeds the ordinary limit: (Har p. 127:) [or, accord. to Z, it means a man's overcoming his adversary: (Freytag's Arab. Prov. i. 278:) but it should be observed that طَمَّ in this sense is trans. without a prep.:] one says of a torrent, (S, Meyd, and Har ubi suprà,) طَمَّ الرَّكِيَّةَ , (S, Meyd, K, Har,) aor. طَمُمَ and طَمِمَ , (K, TA,) the latter on the authority of IAar, inf. n. طَمٌّ , (TA,) It filled up, or choked up, the well, syn. دَفَنَهَا , (S, Meyd, K, Har,) or كَبَسَهَا , (IAar, TA,) and made it even or level ( سَوَّاهَا ) [with the ground around it]: (S, K:) and طَمَّ الشَّىْءَ بِالتُّرَابِ , inf. n. طَمٌّ , He covered over the thing with earth, or dust; syn. كَبَسَهُ : (TA:) and طَمَّ الإِنَآءَ , (K, TA,) inf. n. طَمٌّ , (TA,) He filled the vessel (K, TA) so that the contents overflowed its edges: (TA:) and طَمَّ البِئْرَ وَغَيْرَهَا بِالتُّرَابِ , aor. طَمُمَ , inf. n. طَمٌّ , He filled the well &c. with earth, or dust, so that it became even with the ground: (Mgh, * Msb:) and طَمَّهَا التُّرَابُ The earth, or dust, so filled it. (Msb.) [Hence, i. e. from طَمَّ الوَادِى meaning as expl. in the beginning of the next preceding sentence,] one says, طَمَّ الشَّىْءُ , (S, K,) aor. طَمُمَ , (S, TA,) [inf. n. طَمٌّ and طُمُومٌ ,] The thing abounded so that it rose to a high pitch, or had ascendency, and overcame. (S, K.) And طَمَّ الأَمْرُ , inf. n. طَمٌّ , The affair, or event, rose to a high pitch, or had ascendency, and overcame: (Msb:) or was, or became, great, or formidable. (Har p. 127.) And أَمْرٌ يطمّ ولا يتمّ [app. يَطِمُّ وَلَا يَتِمُّ , agreeably with analogy, in order to assimilate the former verb with the latter, as is often done; meaning An affair that is great, or formidable, and that will not become accomplished]. (TA.) And طَمَّتِ الفِتْنَةُ The sedition, or conflict and faction, or the like, was, or became, vehement, or severe. (TA.) And دَاهِيَةٌ تطمُّ عَلَى الدَّوَاهى [i. e. تَطُمُّ or تَطِمُّ ], meaning [A calamity] that predominates over [the other calamities]. (Har p. 127.) طَمَّ الفَرَسَ and طَمَّ عَلَيْهَا He (the stallion) leaped the mare. (TA.) And طَمَّ الشَّجَرَةَ , (K,) inf. n. طَمٌّ , (JM,) He (a bird) mounted upon the top of the tree. (K.) طَمَّ said of a man and of a horse, aor. طَمِمَ and طَمُمَ , inf. n. طَمِيمٌ and طَمٌّ , He was, or became, light, or active, (K, TA,) and quick: (TA:) or he went away upon the face of the earth: (K, TA:) or he went away in any way. (TA.) And He ran in an easy manner: (K:) or so طَمَّ , aor. طَمِمَ , inf. n. طَمِيمٌ : (TA:) and مَرَّيَطِمُّ , with kesr, inf. n. طَمِيمٌ , He passed along running in an easy manner: (S:) and so, accord. to As, طَمَّ , inf. n. طُمُومٌ . (TA.) [See also طَمَى .] طَمَّ رَأْسَهُ , (K,) aor. طَمُمَ , inf. n. طَمٌّ , (TA,) He took somewhat from [the hair of] his head; غضَّ مِنْهُ . (K. [So in my MS. copy: in the CK and TA, erroneously, عَضَّ , with the unpointed ع ; and thus in the TK, in which, however, the phrase is well expl., on the authority of the A, as meaning he shaved a portion of his head: see also the pass. part. n.]) And طَمَّ شَعَرَهُ , (S, K,) aor. طَمُمَ , inf. n. طَمٌّ , (TA,) He cut his hair; (S, K, TA;) and he cut it off entirely. (TA.) And طَمَّ شَعَرَهُ , (S, K,) inf. n. طُمُومٌ , (S,) i. q. عَقَصَهُ [i. e. He plaited his hair: or twisted it: &c.]. (S, K.)