سوم

سَامَةٌ ذ [as n. un. of سَامٌ: see the latter, first sentence, and last but one. -A2- Also] A حَفْر, (M, and so in copies of the K,) or حُفْرَة, (K accord. to the TA,) [i. e. hollow dug in the ground, app. to be filled with water for cattle,] by a well (عَلَى رَكِيَّةٍ): its pl. is سِيَمٌ [originally سِوَمٌ]: and you say, ↓ أَسَامَهَا, (M, K, TA,) inf. n. اـِسَامَةٌ, meaning He dug it [i. e. the سامة]. (TA.) -A3- Also i. q. سَاقَةٌ [q. v.], (K, accord. to the TA, [as mentioned above, see سَامٌ,]) on the authority of IAar. (TA.)