زمت
1 زَمُتَ,
aor. ـُ
inf. n. زَمَاتَهُ, He was, or became, grave, staid, steady, sedate, or calm. (
A,
K.) 5 تزمّت
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.) زَمِيتٌ Grave, staid, steady, sedate, or calm, (
IAar,
S,
A,
K,
TA,) in his sitting-place: (
IAar,
TA:)
pl. رُمَتَآءُ, (
A,) or زمت [
app. زُمْتٌ or زُمُتٌ, if not a mistranscription for زُمَتَآءُ, which I rather think it to be]. (
TA.) زِمِّيتٌ 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.) فُلَانٌ أَزْمَتُ النَّاسِ Such a one is the most grave, staid, steady, sedate, or calm, of men. (
S.)