شيم

شِيَامٌ ذ Dust, or earth, (K, TA,) in a general sense; (TA;) as also ↓ شَيَامٌ: (K:) see also شِيمَةٌ: [or,] accord. to Kh, a hollow dug in the ground: or, as some say, land of which the earth is soft, or uncompact. (S, TA.) ― -b2- And A [ covert such as is termed ] كِنَاس: so called because of the wild animal's entering (لاِنْشِيَامِ الوَحْشِ i. e. دُخُولِهِ) into it. (As, S, TA.) -A2- Also The rat, or mouse; syn. فَأْرٌ: (IAar, K, TA:) but written by Aboo-'Amr Ez-Záhid ↓ شَيَامٌ, and said by him to be the جُرَذ [generally meaning a large field-rat ]: (TA:) pl. شِيمٌ. (K.)