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شءم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

4 اشأم ذ He desired the left: like as أَيْمَنَ signifies “ he desired the right. ” (TA in art. يمن.) ― -b2- And He (a man, S) came to الشَّأْم [i. e. Syria ]: (S, K, TA: [see also 3:]) or he went thither: and أَيْمَنَ signifies “ he came to El-Yemen. ” (TA.) -A2- مَا أَشْأَمَهُ (S, K, TA) How unlucky, or inauspicious, is he! (TA:) the vulgar say, مَا أَيْشَمَهُ. (S, TA.)

Derived headwords

اشأمverb
  1. 1.
مَا أَشْأَمَهُ