شءم

مَشْؤُومٌ ذ , (S, MA, K, KL,) and مَشُومٌ, (S, K,) the latter like مَقُولٌ, (TA,) [a contraction of the former,] Unlucky, or inauspicious, (S, MA, K, KL,) عَى قَوْمِهِ [ to his people, or party ], (S, MA, K,) and عَلَى نَفْسِهِ [ to himself ]: (Ksh and Bd in lvi. 9:) [and so ↓ شُؤْمٌ; (as in an ex. in the first sentence of this art.;) this being an epithet as well as a subst., like its syn. نَحْسٌ; syn. with مَشْؤُومٌ, like as نَحْسٌ is syn. with مَنْحُوسٌ; and app., like نَحْسٌ, used alike as sing. and pl., for it seems to be originally an inf. n.:] and so ↓ شَائِمٌ; (K;) or this signifies drawing ill luck, or evil fortune, upon his people [and upon himself]: (S, TA:) and أَشَائِمُ, a pl., likewise signifies unlucky, or inauspicious; (KL;) contr. of أَيَامِنُ; (S, K, TA;) these being pls. of ↓ أَشْأَمُ and أَيْمَنُ: (TA:) the pl. of مَشْؤُومٌ is مَشَائِيمُ, (S, KL, TA,) which is extr., for by rule it should be مَشْؤُومُونَ. (TA.) One says also ↓ طَائِرٌ أَشْأَمُ meaning [ An omen ] happening, or occurring, (جَارٍ,) with unluckiness, or inauspiciousness; [i. e. an unlucky, or inauspicious, omen; ] (K, TA;) and [in like manner] ↓ طَيْرٌ أَشْأَمُ: and the pl. is أَشَائِمُ [as above]. (TA.)