قَمَأَتِ المَاشِيَةُ

, aorist قَمَاَ ; (AZ, S, O, K;) and قَمُوءَت, (O, K,) aorist قَمُاَ ; (K;) verbal noun قُمُوْءٌ and قُمُوءَةٌ, (AZ, S, O, K) both of the former verb, (AZ, S, O,) and قَمْءٌ (K) and قَمَاءَةٌ, (O, K,) which is of the latter verb, (O, TA,) and قَمَاءٌ, (K,) also of the latter verb; (TA;) The cattle became fat, or plump; (AZ, S, O, K;) as also ↓ اقمأت: (K:) the first is explained in the T as meaning the cattle became full with fatness: and the epithet applied to them is there said to be ↓ قَامِيءَةٌ. (TA.)

And قَمَأَتِ الإِبِلُ بِالمَكَانِ, (K, TA,) and قَمُوءَت, (K,) The camels abode in the place, (K, TA,) and were pleased with it, (TA,) because of its abundant pasture, and became fat, or plump, (K, TA,) in it. (TA.) And قَمَأَتِ المَاشِيَةُ مَكَانَ كَذَا حَتَّى سَمِنَتْ [The cattle abode in such a place until they became fat, or plump]. (TA.) See also 5.

And قَمَأْتُ بِالمَكَانِ, (O, TA,) verbal noun قَمْءٌ, (TA,) I abode in the place: (O:) or I entered the place and abode in it. (TA.) And قَمَأَ إِلَى مَنْزِلٍ He went into an abode. (TA.)

-A2- قَمَأَهُ is also synonym with قَمَعَهُ [q. v.]: (K:) the latter is affirmed to be the original word: (MF:) you say قَمَأْتُ الرَّجُلَ, meaning قَمَعْتُهُ. (O.)

-A3- قَمُوءَ, (S, O, K,) aorist قَمُاَ ; and قَمَأَ, aorist قَمَاَ ; (K;) verbal noun قَمَاءَةٌ (S, O, K) and قَمَاءٌ, both of the former verb, (S, O,) and قُمْءٌ and قِمْءٌ, (so in copies of the K,) or قُمْأَةٌ and قِمْأَةٌ, (so in the TK,) and قَمْأَةٌ, (K,) which last is not a verbal noun un., (L, TA,) said of a man, (S, O, TA,) and of other than a man, (TA,) He was, or became, little and despicable (S, O, K, TA) in the eyes [of others]: (TA:) the former verb is the better known in this sense. (MF, TA.)