طمع

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Form 1طَمِعَ فِيهِ2 senses · 1 main

muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarطَمَعٌ

Core sense — he coveted it, he desired it greedily; he hoped for itgenerated

1.1he coveted it; he desired it greedily, or excessively; or he strove to get it—بِهِ

maṣdar طَمَعٌ and طَمَاعَةٌ; and, according to all the copies of the K [and my copy of the Msb], طَمَاعٌ, but this is wrong; also طَمَاعِيَةٌ without teshdeed, and طَمَاعِيَّةٌ with teshdeed, as in the L, though some disapprove this last.

Synonym: حَرَصَ عَلَيْهِ.

Er-Rāghib: طَمَعٌ means the longing, or yearning, for a thing, or lusting after it, mostly for the gratification of animal appetite without any lawful reason.

It is mostly used of something whose happening is thought to be near; but sometimes طَمِعَ فِيهِ means he hoped for it.

[See also طَمَعٌ below.]

he eagerly desired, or hoped, to make himself master of, or to overcome, such a one—طَمِعَ فِى فُلَانٍ

[See an example under خَازِقٌ.]

he eagerly desired, or hoped, to gain possession of, or to win, such a woman; or he lusted after her—طَمِعَ فِى فُلَانَةَ

1.1.1he became very covetous—طَمُعَ

Said of a man; صَارَ كَثِيرَ الطَّمَعِ.

[Or rather, how covetous he is! for] it is a verb of wonder. By rule the verbs of wonder have three forms, as in the examples مَآ أَحْسَنَ زَيْدًا, أَسْمِعْ بِهِ and كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَةً, from which نِعْمَ and بِئْسَ are irregular exceptions.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 2 shown of 8

70:38

أَيَطْمَعُ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَن يُدْخَلَ جَنَّةَ نَعِيمٍ

Does every man of them long to enter the Garden of Bliss?

74:15

ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ

Yet is he greedy-that I should add (yet more);-

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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(S, O, Msb, K, &c.) and بِهِ , (O, K,) aor. طَمَعَ , (O, K,) inf. n. طَمَعٌ (S, O, Msb, K) and طَمَاعَةٌ , (S, O, TA,) accord. to all the copies of the K [and my copy of the Msb] طَمَاعٌ , but this is wrong, (TA,) and طَمَاعِيَةٌ , (S, O, Msb, K,) without teshdeed, (S, Msb,) and طَمَاعِيَّةٌ , with teshdeed, as in the L, but some disapprove this last, (TA,) He coveted it; i. e. desired it vehemently, eagerly, greedily, very greedily, excessively, inordinately, or culpably; or he strove to acquire, obtain, or attain, it; syn. حَرَصَ عَلَيْهِ : (K, TA:) طَمَعٌ signifying the longing, or yearning, for a thing; or lusting after it; mostly, for the gratification of animal appetite, without any lawful incitement: (Er-Rághib, TA:) and it is mostly used in relation to that of which the occurrence, or coming to pass, is [deemed] near: but sometimes طَمِعَ فِيهِ signifies he hoped for it. (Msb.) [See also طَمَعٌ below. One says also, طَمِعَ فِى فُلَانٍ , meaning He eagerly desired, or he hoped, to make himself master of, or to overcome, such a one: (see an ex. voce خَازِقٌ :) and طَمِعَ فِى فُلَانَةَ he eagerly desired, or he hoped, to gain possession of, or to win, such a woman; or he lusted after her.] طَمُعَ , said of a man, means He became very covetous; ( صَارَ كَثِيرَ الطَّمَعِ : S, O, K:) [or rather how covetous is he! for] it is a verb of wonder; the verbs of wonder being of three forms, accord. to rule; as in the exs. مَآ أَحْسَنَ زَيْدًا and أَسْمِعْ بِهِ and كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَةً ; from which نِعْمَ and بِئْسَ are anomalous exceptions. (S, O.)

Form 2طَمَّعَ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he made him covet somethinggenerated

2.1

See what follows.

2.1.1

[See also تَطْمِيعٌ below.]

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see what next follows. [See also تَطْمِيعٌ below.]

Form 4اطمعهُ1 sense

Core sense — he made him covetgenerated

4.1he made him covet, and the like—طمّعهُ

Maṣdar تَطْمِيعٌ.

The verb is followed by فِى [and apparently by بِ also] before the object.

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He made him to covet, &c.; (S, * O, * Msb, * K, TA;) and so طمّعهُ , inf. n. تَطْمِيعٌ : (TA:) the verb is followed by فِى [and app. by بِ also] before the object. (S.)

Form 5تطمّع فِى المَرْأَةِ1 sense

Core sense — he was stirred to eager desire for a womangenerated

5.1

He was stirred to feel an eager desire for the woman, or to lust after her.

In the TA under خضع.

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[He became excited to feel an eager desire for the woman; or to lust after her]. (TA in art. خضع .)

Derived nouns 11

Nounطَمَعٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — coveting, greed; a thing coveted; the pay of soldiersgenerated

1coveting is a cause of poverty, and despair is a cause of freedom from want—الطَّمَعُ فَقْرٌ وَاليَأْسُ غِنًى

A maṣdar of طَمِعَ.

coveting is a cause of disgrace, or dishonour—الطَّمَعُ طَبَعٌ

Said in a tradition of 'Omar.

See أَطْمَعُ.

[See also an example in a verse cited under طَبَعٌ, and an example under خَائِفٌ.]

1.1

And a thing that is coveted, or greatly desired.

[Plural أَطْمَاعٌ. See also مَطْمَعٌ.]

1.2

And hence, the daily or monthly allowance of food or the like, the subsistence-money or pay of soldiers; synonym رِزْق. Plural أَطْمَاعٌ.

Or their أَطْمَاع are their times of receiving such allowances.

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an inf. n. of طَمِعَ . (S, O, Msb, K.) It is said in a trad. of 'Omar, الطَّمَعُ فَقْرٌ وَاليَأْسُ غِنًى [meaning Coveting, or covetousness, or greed, is a cause of poverty, and despair is a cause of freedom from want]. (TA.) And one says, الطَّمَعُ طَبَعٌ [Coveting, or covetousness, or greed, is a cause of disgrace, or dishonour]. (TA. See أَطْمَعُ .) [See also an ex. in a verse cited voce طَبَعٌ . And see an ex. voce خَائِفٌ .] And A thing that is coveted, or desired vehemently &c.: (Ham p. 517:) [pl. أَطْمَاعٌ . See also مَطْمَعٌ .] And hence, (Ham ibid.,) The daily, or monthly, allowance of food or the like, subsistence-money, or pay, (syn. رِزْق ,) of soldiers: pl. أَطْمَاعٌ : (S, O, Msb, K:) or their أَطْمَاع are their times of receiving such allowances. (K.)

Nounطَمُعٌ1 sense

Core sense — coveting, covetousgenerated

See the next entry.

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: see the next paragraph.

Nounطَمِعٌ1 sense

Core sense — coveting, covetousgenerated

This word and طَامِعٌ, طَمُعٌ, طَمَّاعٌ and طَمُوعٌ are adjectives from طَمِعَ. [The first and second mean coveting; the rest, coveting much, or very covetous.]

Plurals: [of the first] طَمِعُونَ, [of the second or of the first] طُمَعَآءُ, [of the first] طَمَاعَى, and [of the first or third or second] أَطْمَاعٌ.

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(S, O, Msb, K) and طَامِعٌ (O, Msb, K) and طَمُعٌ (S, O, K) and طَمَّاعٌ and طَمُوعٌ (TA) epithets from طَمِعَ : (S, O, Msb, K:) [the first and second signify Coveting, &c.: and the rest, coveting &c. much, or very covetous &c.:] pl. [of the first] طَمِعُونَ and [of the second or of the first] طُمَعَآءُ and [of the first] طَمَاعَى and [of the first or third or second] أَطْمَاعٌ . (K.)

Nounطَمُوعٌ1 sense

Core sense — coveting much, very covetousgenerated

See the preceding entry.

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: see the next preceding paragraph.

Nounطَمَّاعٌ1 sense

Core sense — coveting much, very covetousgenerated

See the preceding entry.

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: see the next preceding paragraph.

Nounطَامِعٌ1 sense

Core sense — coveting, covetousgenerated

See the preceding entry.

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: see the next preceding paragraph.

Nounأَطْمَعُ1 sense

Core sense — more, and most, covetousgenerated

1more covetous than the turner-over of the great mass of stone—أَطْمَعُ مِنْ قَالِبِ الصَّخْرَةِ

More, and most, covetous.

This is a proverb, and its origin was this: a man of Ma'add saw a stone in the land of El-Yemen on which was inscribed أَقْلِبْنِى أَنْفَعْكَ [“Turn me over, I will benefit you”].

He used his skill in turning it over, and found inscribed on the other side رُبَّ طَمَعٍ يَهْدِى إِلَى طَبَعٍ [Many a coveting leads to disgrace]; and he kept beating the great mass of stone with his head out of regret, until his brains came out and he died. (Meyd.)

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[More, and most, covetous &c.]. أَطْمَعُ مِنْ قَالِبِ الصَّخْرَةِ [More covetous than the turnerover of the great mass of stone] is a prov., of which the origin was this: a man of Ma'add saw a stone in the land of El-Yemen, on which was inscribed, أَقْلِبْنِى أَنْفَعْكَ [“ Turn me over, I will benefit thee ”]: and he exercised his skill in turning it over, and found [inscribed] on the other side, رُبَّ طَمَعٍ يَهْدِى إِلَى طَبَعٍ [Many a coveting leads to disgrace]: and he ceased not to beat with his head the great mass of stone, by reason of regret, until his brains issued and he died. (Meyd.)

Nounتَطْمِيعٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a making one covet; the first light fall of raingenerated

Maṣdar of form 2.

1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredthe first of rain, when it begins and little of it comes—تَطْمِيعُ القَطْرِ

So called because it makes one covet more.

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inf. n. of 2. (TA.) [Hence,] تَطْمِيعُ القَطْرِ The first of rain, when it begins, and little thereof comes: so called because it causes to covet more. (IAar, TA.)

Nounمَظْمَعٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a thing coveted; a decoy bird set in a fowler's netgenerated

1he coveted a thing not to be coveted; he hoped for a thing whose attainment was remote, or unlikely—طَمِعَ فِىغَيْرِ مَطْمَعٍ

A thing that is [or that is to be] coveted, or greatly desired. [See also طَمَعٌ.]

Plural مَطَامِعُ.

1.1figurative · مجاز

And a bird that is put in the middle of the fowler's net in order to catch other birds with it; plural as above.

1.2there is no hope for its cure—لَا مَطْمَعَ فِى بُرْئِهِ

[It is also used as a maṣdar, in agreement with general analogy.]

In the K under سرط.

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A thing that is [or that is to be] coveted, or desired vehemently &c.: (O, K: [see also طَمَعٌ :]) pl. مَطَامِعُ . (O, TA.) One says, طَمِعَ فِىغَيْرِ مَطْمَعٍ [He coveted a thing not to be coveted; or] he hoped for a thing of which the attainment was remote, or improbable. (Msb.) And [hence,] A bird that is put in the midst of the fowler's net in order to ensnare thereby other birds: pl. as above. (TA.) [And it is also used as an inf. n., agreeably with general analogy.] One says, لَا مَطْمَعَ فِى بُرْئِهِ [There is no hope for its cure]. (K in art. سرط .)

Nounمَطْمَعَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a cause of coveting, a thing on account of which one covetsgenerated

A cause of coveting, or of great desire; a thing on account of which one covets.

En-Nábighah Edh-Dhubyánee says:

shāhid

وَاليَأْسُ مِمَّا فَاتَ يُعْقِبُ رَاحَةًوَلَرُبَّ مَطْمَعَةٍ تَعُودُ ذُبَاحَا

[And despair of what has become out of reach brings rest as its result; and assuredly many a cause of coveting is, in the end, like a disease in the fauces, or a poisonous plant.]

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[A cause of coveting, or desiring vehemently &c.;] a thing on account of which one covets, &c. (O, K.) En-Nábighah EdhDhubyánee says, 1 [And despair of what has become beyond reach occasions, as its result, rest: and assuredly many a cause of coveting is, in its result, (like) a disease in the fauces, or a poisonous plant]. (O.) وَاليَأْسُ مِمَّا فَاتَ يُعْقِبُ رَاحَةً | وَلَرُبَّ مَطْمَعَةٍ تَعُودُ ذُبَاحَا

Nounاِمْرَأَةٌ مِطْمَاعٌ1 sense

Core sense — a woman who rouses strong desire but grants nothinggenerated

A woman who causes strong desire but does not grant attainment.

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A woman that causes vehement desire ( تُطْمِعُ ) but does not grant attainment. (S, O, K.)