أَمَّهُ

, (T, S, M, &c.,) aor اَمُ3َ , (T, M, Msb,) verbal noun أَمٌّ, (T, S, M, Msb,) He tended, repaired, betook himself, or directed his course, to, or towards, him, or it; aimed at, sought, endeavoured after, pursued, or endeavoured to reach or attain or obtain, him, or it; intended it, or purposed it; synonym قَصَدَهُ, (Lth, T, S, M, Mgh, Msb, K,) and تَوَخَّاهُ, (T,) and تَعَمَّدَهُ, (Mgh,) and تَوَجَّهَ إِلَيْهِ; (TA;) as also أَمَّمَهُ, and تأمّمهُ, (T, S, M, Mgh, Msb, K,) and ايءتمّهُ, (M, K,) and يَمَّمّهُ, (T, M, K,) and تَيَمَّمَهُ; (T, M, Mgh, K;) the last two being formed by substitution [of ى for أ]. (M.) Hence, يَااَللّٰهُ أُمَّنَا بِخَيْرٍ [O God, bring us good]. (JK in article اله, and Bd in iii. 25.) And لَأَمَّ مَا هُوَ, occurring in a tradition, meaning He has indeed betaken himself to, or pursued, the right way: or it is used in a pass. sense, as meaning he is in the way which ought to be pursued. (TA.) And رَسُولَ اللّٰهِ انْطَلَقْتُ أَتَأَمَّمُ, in another tradition, I went away, betaking myself to the Apostle of God. (TA.) Hence, also, الصَّعِيدَ لِلصَّلَاهِ تَيَمَّمَ [He betook himself to dust, or pure dust, to wipe his face and his hands and arms therewith, for prayer]: (T, * M, * Mgh, TA:) as in the Qur'an, 4:46 and v. 9: (ISk, M, TA:) whence الَّتَّيَمُّمُ as meaning the wiping the face and the hands and arms with dust; (ISk, T, * M, * Mgh, TA;) i. e. the performing the act termed تَوَضُّوءٌ with dust: formed by substitution [of ى for ا]: (M, K:) originally التَّأَمُّمُ. (K.)