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Form 1كَتَمَ2 senses · 1 main

muḍāriʿـُيَفْعُلُmaṣdarكَتْمٌ

Core sense — he concealed a secret, he suppressed itgenerated

1.1

He concealed, or suppressed, a secret. Doubly transitive.

[and كِتْمَانٌ].

1.1.1

For كَتَمَ الرَّبْوَ, see a verse cited in the last paragraph of art. عور.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 2 shown of 20

2:42

وَلَا تَلْبِسُوا ٱلْحَقَّ بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُوا ٱلْحَقَّ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

And cover not Truth with falsehood, nor conceal the Truth when ye know (what it is).

21:110

إِنَّهٗ يَعْلَمُ ٱلْجَهْرَ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْلِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْتُمُونَ

"It is He Who knows what is open in speech and what ye hide (in your hearts).

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, aor. كَتُمَ , inf. n. كَتْمٌ [and كِتْمَانٌ ], doubly trans., He concealed, or suppressed, a secret. (Mgh.) كَتَمَ الرَّبْوَ : see a verse cited in the last paragraph of art. عور .

Form 5تَكَتَّمَ1 sense

Core sense — he concealed himself, he hid himselfgenerated

5.1

Said of a man: he concealed, or hid, himself.

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(K, art. دلس ) He (a man) concealed, or hid, himself. (T, K, same art.)

Form 6تَكَاتَمُوا1 sense

Core sense — they practised concealment with one anothergenerated

6.1

They practised concealment, one with another: see تَدَافَنُوا.

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They practised concealment, one with another: see تَدَافَنُوا .

Derived nouns 2

Nounكَتُومٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who keeps secrets strictlygenerated

A strict concealer of secrets.

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A strict concealer of secrets.

Nounكَاتِمٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — concealing, keeping a secret hiddengenerated

In the sense of مَكْتُومٌ, see دَافِقٌ, in two places.

1.1

For فِى كَاتِمِ السِّرِّ, see a verse cited under form 3 of art. عرض.

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meaning مَكْتُومٌ : see دَافِقٌ , in two places. فِى كَاتِمِ السِّرِّ : see a verse cited in conj. 3 of art. عرض .