وسم

سِمَةٌ ذ A brand, or mark or figure made with a hot iron, upon an animal. (K.) And i. q. عَلَامَةٌ [ A mark, sign, badge, token, symptom, &c.]. (Msb.) And The عُلْوَان [or title ] of a book or writing. (TA in art. علو.) See also سِيمَةٌ and سِيمَى in art. سوم.