عيم

1 عَامَ ذ , aor. يَعِيمُ and يَعَامُ, inf. n. عَيْمَةٌ (S, K) and عَيْمٌ, (thus in copies of the K,) or عَيَمٌ, thus accord. to Lth, (TA,) He (a man, S) desired, or desired eagerly, or longed for, milk: (S, K:) and he thirsted: (K: [like غَامَ:]) [or thirsted vehemently: (see عَيْمَةٌ, below:)] or, accord. to ISk, عام اـِلَى اللَّبَنِ means he (a man) desired, or longed for, milk very immoderately: (S:) or he betook himself to milk, or the milk, and desired it eagerly, or longed for it; like اِسْتَشَنَّ اـِلَيْهِ. (TA in art. شن.) ― -b2- And عام القَوْمُ The people, or party, became scant in milk; their milk became little in quantity: or, accord. to Lh, عام signifies he lacked milk; or became destitute thereof; (TA;) [and] thus ↓ اعام signifies: (K:) and ↓ اعاموا they became scant in milk, or their milk became little in quantity, (K, TA,) their camels having died. (TA.) مَا لَهُ اآمَ وَعَامَ is a form of imprecation, meaning [ What aileth him? ] May his wife and his cattle die, (TA,) [ so that he shall have no wife and no milk, or and be eagerly desirous of milk. ]