ضم

ضَمَّةٌ ذ [inf. n. un. of 1 (q. v.): and as such signifying] An embracing. (TA.) ― -b2- Also A number of horses assembled from every quarter for a race: (K, TA:) thus called because so assembled. (TA.) ― -b3- [And, as a conventional term in lexicology and grammar, The sign of the vowel-sound termed ضَمّ.]