فطم

فِطَامٌ ذ The act of weaning, or ablactation, of a child or young one: (S, Msb, * K:) a subst. in this sense. (K.) -A2- And [it is also, app., an epithet:] you say ناقة فطام [app. نَاقَةٌ فِطَامٌ, like as you say نَاقَةٌ فَاطِمٌ, q. v.], meaning A she-camel whose young one has been weaned from her: thus in the A. (TA.) ― -b2- [And hence it seems to be used as a proper name of a woman; like فَاطِمَةُ; for it is said,] and the woman is named فِطَامٌ, like كِتَابٌ, [in form]. (TA.)