قرمطQ. 1 قَرْمَطَ, (TA,) [or, as is implied in the S, قَرْمَطَ فِى الخَطِّ, or فى خَطِّهِ,] inf. n. قَرْمَطَةٌ, (S, K,) He made the lines near together in writing: (S:) or he made the characters fine, or slender, or minute, (K, TA,) and the letters and lines near together. (TA.) b2:  قرمط فِى خَطْوِهِ, (TA,) [or, as implied in the S, فى المَشْىِ, or فى مَشْيِهِ,] inf. n. as above, (S, K,) He (a man, TA) contracted his steps in walking or going: (S, K, TA:) and in the same sense قرمط is said of a camel. (TA.) Q. 3 إِقْرَنْمَطَ, (S,) or إِقْرَمَّطَ, (K,) [the former being the original form,] It (skin, S, TA) became  contracted, or shrivelled: (K, TA:) or became drawn together, one part to another. (S, TA.) b2:  He (a man, AA) became angry. (AA, K.) قَرْمَطِّىٌّ One of the ↓ قَرَامِطَة [or Karmathians]; (S, K;) i. e. of the people [or sect] thus called. (K.) [See De Sacy's Chrest. Arabe, 2nd ed., ii. 97.]قَرْمَطِيطٌ One who contracts his steps in walking or going. (K, * TA.) القَرَامِطَةُ: see قَرْمَطِىٌّ.