عوم

1 عَامَ فِى المَاآءِ ذ , (Mgh, Msb,) aor. يَعُومُ, (Msb,) inf. n. عَوْمٌ, (S, Msb, K,) He swam in the water; syn. سَبَحَ: (Mgh:) العَوْمُ signifying السِّبَاحَةُ: (S, K:) or, accord. to the author of the “ Iktitáf, ” the former signifies the coursing along in water with immersion of oneself; and the latter, “ the coursing along upon water without immersion of oneself: ” [but see what follows:] or, as some say, the former is an act of rational beings, and the latter is of irrational; but Bd, on the words كُلٌّ فِى فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ [in the Kur xxi. 34], says that السِّبَاحَةُ is the act of rational beings. (MF, TA.) It is said in a trad., عَلِّمُوا صِبْيانَكُمُ العَوْمَ [ Teach ye your young boys swimming ]. (TA.) And one says, العَوْمُ لَا يُنْسَى [ Swimming once learned will not be forgotten ]. (S, TA.) ― -b2- And عامت السَّفِينَةُ, (TA,) inf. n. as above, (S, K,) The ship coursed along. (S, K, TA.) ― -b3- And عامت النُّجُومُ, inf. n. as above, (tropical:) The stars coursed along. (TA.) ― -b4- And عامت الِاـبِلُ, (TA,) inf. n. as above, (S, K,) (tropical:) The camels marched along, or journeyed, (S, K, TA,) in the desert. (TA.) And يَعُمْنَ فِى لُجِّ السَّرَابِ (tropical:) [ They course along in the apparently-boundless expanse of the mirage ]. (A, TA.)