فءم

فِئَامٌ ذ A thing that is spread to sit upon or to lie upon, (S, M, K,) pertaining to the [ women's camel-vehicles called ] مَشَاجِر [pl. of مِشْجَرٌ], (M,) or to [ those called ] هَوَادِج, (K,) or to both of these: (S:) or, as some say, a هَوْدَج that is widened in its lower part by something added thereto: or a burden equiponderant to another burden, like a sack with a small mouth, with which the vehicle of a woman is covered; one being placed on one side, and another [app. close to the former ] on the other side: (M:) pl. فُؤُمٌ [with two dammehs]. (S, M, K.) ― -b2- [And A piece that is added to a leathern water-bag. (See شَعِيبٌ; under which it is loosely explained: and see 4 in this art.)] -A2- Also A company of men: (T, S, M, K:) a pl. having no proper sing.: (S, K:) the vulgar say فِيَامٌ, without ء: (S:) [or] they say فَيَام: (thus in the T accord. to the TT:) [but ISd says,] فَيَامٌ and فِيَامٌ have this meaning; otherwise I should say that فِيَام is a modified form, for alleviation, from فِئَام. (M in art. فيم.)