طمع

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ط م ع (ṭ-m-ʕ)

Verb[edit]

طَمِعَ (ṭamiʕa) I, non-past يَطْمَعُ‎ (yaṭmaʕu)

  1. (constructed with بِ (bi) or فِي ()) to hope for, to desire

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  • Swahili: -tumaini

Verb[edit]

طَمُعَ (ṭamuʕa) I, non-past يَطْمُعُ‎ (yaṭmuʕu)

  1. to be desirous, to be avaricious

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Noun[edit]

طَمَع (ṭamaʕm (plural أَطْمَاع (ʔaṭmāʕ))

  1. greed, covetousness
  2. ambition
  3. (in the plural) pay, wages
  4. day of payment
  5. anything coveted, desired, craved

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