حوم

1 حَامَ حام حامي , (S, Msb, K,) حَوْلَ المَاآءِ, (S, Msb,) or عَلَى الشَّىْءِ, (K,) aor. يَحُومُ, (S,) inf. n. حَوَمَانٌ (S, Msb, K) and حَوْمٌ, (S, K,) said of a bird, or flying thing, (S, Msb, K,) &c., (S,) It went, [or hovered, ] or circled, (S, Msb, K,) round about the water, (S, Msb,) by reason of thirst, (TA,) or round about the thing: (K:) and in like manner حَامَتْ, said of camels. (K, TA.) ― -b2- [Hence,] it is said in a trad., مَنْ حَامَ حَوْلَ الحِمَى يُوشِكَ أَنْ يَقَعَ فِيهِ, meaning (assumed tropical:) He who approaches acts of disobedience is near to falling therein. (Msb.) And you say, هُوَ يَحُومُ حَوْلَ غَرَضٍ لَهُ (tropical:) [ He hovers about an object of aim, or desire, that he has ]. (TA.) And حام فُلَانٌ عَلَى الأَمْرِ, inf. n. حَوْمٌ and حِيَامٌ and حُؤُومٌ, (K, TA,) the second with kesr [to the ح, and therefore with ى in the place of و, but written in the CK with fet-h], (TA,) (tropical:) Such a one desired, or sought, the thing. (K, TA.) And حام عَلَى قَرَابَتِهِ (tropical:) He affected, or inclined towards, his relations, like one going round about the water. (TA.)