مَكَثَ

, aorist مَكُثَ ; and مَكُثَ, aorist مَكُثَ ; verbal noun مَكْثٌ [with which مُكْثٌ and مِكثٌ (see below) are synonym] and مِكِّيثَى (S, K) [like خِصِّيصَى, q. v.,] and مِكِّيثَاءُ [like خِصِّيصَاءُ] and مَكَثٌ and مُكُوثٌ and مُكْثَانٌ (K) and مَكَاثٌ and مَكَاثَةٌ [which last is the verbal noun of مَكُثَ]; (TA;) He tarried; tarried and waited, or expected; (S, K;) was patient, and tarried, and waited, or expected: or he tarried, stayed, or stopped, expecting: loitered; tarried; stayed; waited; paused in expectation; فِى مَكَانٍ in a place. (TA.) [In like manner,] ↓ تمكّث He loitered; tarried; stayed; waited; paused in expectation. (S, K.)