طمع

طَمَعٌ ذ an inf. n. of طَمِعَ. (S, O, Msb, K.) It is said in a trad. of 'Omar, الطَّمَعُ فَقْرٌ وَاليَأْسُ غِنًى [meaning Coveting, or covetousness, or greed, is a cause of poverty, and despair is a cause of freedom from want ]. (TA.) And one says, الطَّمَعُ طَبَعٌ [ Coveting, or covetousness, or greed, is a cause of disgrace, or dishonour ]. (TA. See أَطْمَعُ.) [See also an ex. in a verse cited voce طَبَعٌ. And see an ex. voce خَائِفٌ.] ― -b2- And A thing that is coveted, or desired vehemently &c.: (Ham p. 517:) [pl. أَطْمَاعٌ. See also مَطْمَعٌ.] ― -b3- And hence, (Ham ibid.,) The daily, or monthly, allowance of food or the like, subsistence-money, or pay, (syn. رِزْق,) of soldiers: pl. أَطْمَاعٌ: (S, O, Msb, K:) or their أَطْمَاع are their times of receiving such allowances. (K.)