عَمّ

1. عَمَّ

1 Eam~a * , (S, Msb, K,) aor. Eamu3a , (S, Msb,) inf. n. EumuwmN , (S, Msb, K,) i. q. $amila AljamaAEapa [i. e. It was, or became, common, or general, or universal; or generally, or universally, comprehensive: it included the common, or general, or whole, aggregate, assemblage, bulk, mass, or extent

2. عَمٌّ

Eam~N * A company of men: (S:) or, as some say, of a tribe: (TA:) or a numerous company; as also ↓ A^aEam~N ; (K;) this latter mentioned by AAF, on the authority of AZ, and said by him to be the only instance of a word of the measure A^afoEal denoting a plurality, unless it be a [coll.] gen. n., lik

3. عَمَّ

Eam~a * in the phrase Eam~a yatasaA='aluwna [ Respecting what do they ask one another? in the Kur lxxviii. 1] is originally Eam~aA , [for Eano maA ,] the A being elided in the interrogation [after the prep. Eano ]. (S.)