شءم

شَأْمَةٌ ذ and ↓ مَشْأَمَةٌ The left, meaning the left side or direction or relative location or place; (S, K;) i. q. [يَسْرَةٌ and] مَيْسَرَةٌ; (S;) contr. of يَمْنَةٌ and مَيْمَنَةٌ. (K.) One says of a man, قَعَدَ شأْمَةٌ [ He sat on the left ]. (S.) And one says, خُذْ بِهِمْ شَأْمَةً i. e. [ Take thou with them ] the direction of the left hand. (S.) And نَظَرْتُ يَمْنَةً وَشَأْمَةً [ I looked in a right direction and in a left direction ]. (TA.) And hence ↓ أَصْحَابُ المَشْأَمَةِ, in the Kur [lvi. 9 and xc. 19], (TA,) meaning [ The occupants of the left: or] those who shall have their records given to them in their left hands: or the occupants of the low, or ignoble, place, or station: or the havers of unfortunateness (الشُّؤْم): and أَصْحَابُ المَيْمَنَةِ is expl. as having the contr. senses. (Ksh and Bd in lvi. 9.) -A2- Also, the former, A mole (خَالٌ) upon the person: thus, with ء, as mentioned by IAth: also mentioned without ء in art. شيم. (TA.) ― -b2- See also شَامَةٌ as meaning “ a black she-camel, ” in art. شيم.