ز • م • ت

, aor. زَمُتَ , inf. n. زَمَاتَهُ, He was, or became, grave, staid, steady, sedate, or calm. (A, K.)

i. q. تَوَقَّرَ [He showed, exhibited, or manifested, gravity, staidness, steadiness, sedateness, or calmness; or he endeavoured, or constrained himself, to be grave, staid, &c.]. (A.) One says, مَا أَشَدَّ تَزَمُّتَهُ [How great is his show of gravity, &c.! or his endeavour, or constraint of himself, to be grave, &c.!]. (Fr, S.)

Such a one is the most grave, staid, steady, sedate, or calm, of men. (S.)

Grave, staid, steady, sedate, or calm, (IAar, S, A, K, TA,) in his sitting-place: (IAar, TA:) pl. رُمَتَاءُ, (A,) or زمت [app. زُمْتٌ or زُمُتٌ, if not a mistranscription for زُمَتَاءُ, which I rather think it to be]. (TA.)

Very grave, staid, steady, sedate, or calm: (S, K, TA:) forbearing, or clement; quiet; of few words; like صِمِّيتٌ: or, as some say, silent. (TA.)