tàmh

-àimh, sm Rest, quiet, ease, quietness. 2 Delay. 3 Sleep. 4 Dwelling, abode, act or state of dwelling. 5* Idleness, inactivity. 6 Staying, act of staying or remaining. 7** Ocean. 8** Plague. 9** Ecstasy. Àite-tàimh, place of rest, refuge; càite an tàmh dhut? where is your place of abode? a' tàmh san àite seo, dwelling here; tha i 'na tàmh, she is idle; tha e 'na thàmh, he is idle; cha tàmh dhut-sa, you do not pass your time in idleness; leig tàmh dhomh, let me alone; nach leig thu tàmh dhomh? will you not let me alone? am fear a bhios 'na thàmh cuiridh e an cat san teine, an idle man will put the cat on the fire — the English equivalent is, the devil always finds something for idle hands to do; a bheil thu 'nad thàmh? are you at leisure? is olc a' mhuir a ghluaiseas á tàmh, it's a bad sea that rises suddenly; na féidh 'nan tàmh air sgur-eild, the deer at rest on their rocks.

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