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Form 1لَمَّ ٱللّٰهُ شَعَثَهُ1 sense

Core sense — God set right and consolidated his disordered affairsgenerated

1.1

God set right, or repaired, and consolidated what was disorganized, disordered, or unsettled of his affairs.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 1 shown of 2
33:18
قَدْ يَعْلَمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُعَوِّقِينَ مِنكُمْ وَٱلْقَآئِلِينَ لِإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ هَلُمَّ إِلَيْنَا ۖ وَلَا يَأْتُونَ ٱلْبَأْسَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

Verily Allah knows those among you who keep back (men) and those who say to their brethren, "Come along to us", but come not to the fight except for just a little while.

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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God rectified, or repaired, and consolidated, what was disorganized, disordered, or unsettled, of his affairs. (S.)
Form 2لَمَّمَ1 sense

Core sense — he made his hair into a lock hanging below the eargenerated

2.1

He made a لِمَّة of his hair.

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He made a لِمَّة of his hair. (Z, TA in art. جم .)
Form 4أَلَمَّ بِالقَوْمِ7 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he came to a people as a guest; he committed a sin; it happenedgenerated

4.1

He came to the people and stopped at their home as a guest.

See أَطَافَ.

4.1.1figurative · مجاز — inferredhe knew the meaning—أَلَمَّ بِالمَعْنَى

This comes from the sense above.

4.1.2figurative · مجاز — inferredhe committed the sin, or offence—أَلَمَّ بَالذَّنْبِ
4.1.3he, or it, visited secretly, or in a light, slight, or hasty way—أَلَمَّ

Also: it became near.

4.1.4

It happened.

4.1.5he came to him—أَلَمَّ بِهِ
4.1.6

Same as زَارَهُ غِبًّا, and so is أَلَمَّ عَلَيْهِ.

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He came to the people, and alighted at their abode as a guest. (Msb.) See أَطَافَ . And hence, أَلَمَّ بِالمَعْنَى He knew the meaning. (Msb.) And أَلَمَّ بَالذَّنْبِ He committed the sin, or offence. (Msb.) And أَلَمَّ He, or it, visited covertly; (Ham, p. 23;) or in a light, slight, or hasty manner. (Idem, pp. 385 and 815.) It became near. (Msb.) It happened. (Ham, p. 385.) أَلَمَّ بِهِ He came to him. (Ham, p. 127.) I. q. زَارَهُ غِبًّا ; as also أَلَمَّ عَلَيْهِ . (TA.)
Form 8اِلْتَمَّ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — it was collected together; they gathered togethergenerated

8.1

It was collected together, accumulated.

8.1.1they collected themselves, they gathered together—التمّوا
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It was collected, accumulated. التمّوا They collected themselves; congregated.

Derived nouns 7

Nounلَمْ6 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a negative particle giving the muḍāriʿ a past meaning; also but, exceptgenerated

1I have not seen him for two days—لَمْ أَرَهُ مُذُ يَوْمَانِ

With a muḍāriʿ following it, this particle is often best rendered in English by the perfect tense.

1.1he did not beat—لَمْ يَضْرِبْ

See also لَمَّا.

1.2

أَلَمْ: see the latter half of the article أَلَا and the earlier part of the article أَمَا.

1.3but; except; and, after an oath, only, or nothing more than—لَمَّا

See its synonym إِلَّا.

In Qur 38:13, according to one reading, it occurs before a verb which is a past tense both in form and in meaning.

[There is not any soul but over it is a guardian] (Qur 86:4)—إِنْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ

As a particle of exception it [is equivalent to our But; meaning both except and, after an oath or the like, only, or nothing more than; and] is placed before a nominal proposition.

So according to those who pronounce the م with teshdeed.

[I conjure, or beg, or beseech you by God but that you do such a thing]—أَنْشُدُكَ ٱللّٰهَ لَمَّا فعَلْتَ

It is also placed before a verb which is a past tense in form but not in meaning.

That is, مَا أَسْأَلُكَ إَلَّا فِعْلَكَ [I do not ask of you anything except your doing such a thing].

Qur’ān 86:4 matched to Lane’s own quotation of it Lane cites “Kur lxxxvi. 4”
Qur’ān 38:14 approximate — somewhere between 38:6 and 38:32 Lane cites “Kur xxxviii. 13”
1.4

Ibn-Málik: لَمَّا is synonymous with إِذْ [and sometimes, like إِذْ, it means Since, or because:]

One may say لَمَّا أَكْرَمْتَنِى أَمْسِ أَكْرَمْتُكَ اليَوْمَ, but this is said to mean لَهَّا ثَبَتَ اليَوْمَ إِكْرَامُكَ لِى أَمْسِ أَكْرَمْتُكَ.

See also an example under رَزَقَ.

1.5he has not yet beaten—لَمَّا يَضْرِبْ

See also لَمْ.

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with an aor. following it is often to be rendered in English by the preterperfect: ex., لَمْ أَرَهُ مُذُ يَوْمَانِ I have not seen him for two days. لَمْ يَضْرِبْ He did not beat. (S, &c.) See also لَمَّا . أَلَمْ : see the latter half of art. أَلَا ; and the former part of art. أَمَا . لَمَّا as a particle of exception [is equivalent to our But; meaning both except and, after an oath or the like, only, or nothing more than; and] is put before a nominal proposition; as, إِنْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ [There is not any soul but over it is a guardian, (Kur lxxxvi. 4,)] accord. to those who pronounce the م with teshdeed: and before a verb which is literally, but not in meaning, a preterite; as in أَنْشُدُكَ ٱللّٰهَ لَمَّا فعَلْتَ [I conjure, or beg, or beseech, thee by God but that thou do such a thing], i. e. مَا أَسْأَلُكَ إَلَّا فِعْلَكَ [I do not ask of thee anything save thy doing such a thing]. (Mughnee.) See its syn. إِلَّا . In the Kur xxxviii. 13, accord. to one reading, it occurs before a verb which is a preterite literally and in meaning. لَمَّا , accord. to Ibn-Málik, is syn. with إِذْ : [and sometimes, like إِذْ , it means Since, or because:] one may say, لَمَّا أَكْرَمْتَنِى أَمْسِ أَكْرَمْتُكَ اليَوْمَ : but this is said to mean لَهَّا ثَبَتَ اليَوْمَ إِكْرَامُكَ لِى أَمْسِ أَكْرَمْتُكَ . (Mughnee.) See also an ex. voce رَزَقَ . لَمَّا يَضْرِبْ He has not yet beaten. (S, &c.) See also لَمْ .
Nounلَمَمٌ1 sense

Core sense — a slight insanity, a slight touch of madnessgenerated

1

A slight insanity, or slight possession by a demon; a slight taint or infection of madness.

See طَيْفٌ.

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A slight insanity or diabolical possession; (Mgh, Msb:) a slight taint or infection of insanity. See طَيْفٌ .
Nounلَمَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a touch of madness from the jinngenerated

1

A touch, or somewhat [of a taint or an infection of insanity], from the jinn.

See لَمَمٌ.

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A touch, or somewhat [of a taint or an infection of insanity], from the jinn. (S, K.) See لَمَمٌ .
Nounلِمَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — hair that hangs down below the lobe of the eargenerated

1

Hair that descends below the lobe of the ear.

But see وَفْرَةٌ, and see a figurative use of it in a verse of Kumeyt cited in the article حف, p. 597 c.

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Hair that descends below the lobe of the ear. (S, K.) But see وَفْرَةٌ : and see a tropical use of it in a verse of Kumeyt cited in art. حف , p. 597 c.
Nounمِلَمٌّ1 sense

Core sense — one who gathers, or collectsgenerated

1

See مِثَمٌّ.

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: see مِثَمٌّ .
Nounمُلِمَّةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a misfortune that befalls in the present worldgenerated

1

A misfortune that befalls in the present world.

See an example in a verse cited under حَجَا.

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A misfortune that befalls in the present world. (S.) See an ex. in a verse cited voce حَجَا .
Nounمُلَمَّمٌ1 sense

Core sense — a boy having a long lock of hairgenerated

1

A boy having a لِمَّة.

IDrd, under the word مُجَمَّمٌ.

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A boy having a لِمَّة . (IDrd, TA, voce مُجَمَّمٌ .)