نَمَسَهُ

, aorist نَمُسَ , verbal nounنَمْسٌ, He concealed it; namely, a secret. (S.) See also 2.

He spoke, or discoursed, secretly to him, or with him; he acquainted him with a secret; (S;) as also ↓ نَامسَهُ, (S, M, A, K,) verbal noun مُنَامَسَةٌ (M, A) and نِمَاسٌ. (M.) You say, مَا أَشْوَقَنِى إِلَى مُنَامَسَتِكَ [How great is my desire, or longing, for thy secret discourse!] (A, TA.)

-A2- [And it seems to be indicated in the M, that نَمَسَ, aorist and verbal noun as above, signifies He became a confidant, or acquainted with another's secrets.]

-A3- [Hence, perhaps,] نَمَسَ بَيْنَهُمْ, verbal noun as above; (IAar:) and بينهم ↓ أَنْمَسَ, (IAar, K,) verbal noun إِنْماسٌ; (IAar;) He created discord, or dissension, among them, (IAar, K,) and incited them one against another, or went about among them with calumnies. (IAar.) See also 2.

-A4- نَمِسَ, aorist نَمَسَ , verbal noun نَمَسٌ, It (clarified butter, S, A, K, or oil, M, and perfume, and the like, A, and anything sweet or good, M) became bad, or corrupt, (S, A, K,) so as to be slimy, ropy, or viscous; (TA;) became altered (M, TA) and bad, in the manner described above: (TA:) and ↓ نَمَّسَ, said of [the preparation made of churned milk called] أَقِط, it became stinking, or fetid. (TA.) See also 2, below.