العَامَّةُ
1.
is the opposite of
الخَاصَّةُ [i. e. the former signifies The commonalty, or generality of people; the people in common or in general; the common people; the common sort; or the vulgar]: (S, Msb, K:) the ة is a corroborative: (Msb:) and
المَعَمَّةُ signifies the same as العَامَّةُ: (IAar, TA voce سَامٌّ:) the plural of عَامَّةٌ is عَوَامُّ, (Msb,) and
عَمَمٌ is quasi-plural n. of عَامَّةٌ as opposite of خَاصَّةٌ. (K.) [And one says also
الخَاصُّ وَالعَامُّ as well as الخَاصَّةُ وَالعَامَّةُ, meaning The distinguished and the common people; the persons of distinction and the vulgar.
2.
عَامَّةً means In common, or commonly, in general, or generally; and universally. And one says, جَاوءُوا عَامَّةً meaning They came generally, or universally.] عَامَّةُ الشَّهْرِ means The greater part of the month. (TA in article جذب.) And عَامَّةُ النَّهَارِ means The whole of the day. (TA in article ادم.)
3.
And العَامَّةُ signifies also General, or universal, drought. (TA.)
4.
And The resurrection: because [it is believed that all beings living on the earth immediately before it shall die, so that] it will occasion universal [previous] death to mankind. (TA.)
5.
See also عِمَامَةٌ.