Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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كتل كتم كتن


1. ⇒ كتم

كَتَمَ, aor. ـُ {يَكْتُمُ}, inf. n. كَتْمٌ [and كِتْمَانٌ], doubly trans., He concealed, or suppressed, a secret. (Mgh.)

Root: كتم - Entry: 1. Signification: A2

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


5. ⇒ تكتّم

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


6. ⇒ تكاتم

تَكَاتَمُوا They practised concealment, one with another: see تَدَافَنُوا.


كَتُومٌ

كَتُومٌ A strict concealer of secrets.


كَاتِمٌ

كَاتِمٌ meaning مَكْتُومٌ: see دَافِقٌ, in two places.

Root: كتم - Entry: كَاتِمٌ Signification: A2

فِى كَاتِمِ السِّرِّ: see a verse cited in conj. 3 of art. عرض.


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