What is the meaning of "ثم استسلم لبحران متماد"?
What is the meaning of "ثم استسلم لبحران متماد"?
What is the dictionary form of "لبحران" and "متماد"?Here are the full paragraph.
فلم يجب و أخذ يهز رأسه هزًّا وئيدًا وينظر إلى طائرتي ثم قال: ما أراك تستطيع المجيء من بلد قصي على مثل هذه الطائرة ...
ثم استسلم لبحران متماد. ولمّا آب من بحرانه أخرج الخروف من جيبه وجعل ينظر إلى "كنزه" ويتأمّله تأمّلًا عميقًا
The English translation is
But he did not reply. He tossed his head gently, without taking his eyes from my plane:
"It is true that on that you can't have come from very far away . . ."
And he sank into a reverie, which lasted a long time. Then, taking my sheep out of his pocket, he buried himself in the contemplation of his treasure.