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شوم

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to bad luck, misfortune, and ill omen. It encompasses concepts of being cursed, unlucky, or associated with something inauspicious.

Derived headwords

شَؤُمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be unluckyboth

    To be characterized by misfortune or bad luck.

  2. 2.
    to be ominousclassical

    To portend evil or bad fortune.

شُؤْمnoun
  1. 1.
    bad luckboth

    Misfortune, ill luck, or a state of being unlucky.

  2. 2.
    ill omenboth

    A sign or event that is believed to foretell misfortune.

شَؤُومadjective
  1. 1.
    unluckyboth

    Possessing or bringing bad luck.

  2. 2.
    ominousclassical

    Foreboding or portending evil or bad fortune.

تَشَؤُّمnoun
  1. 1.
    superstitionboth

    The belief in and tendency to foresee bad luck or misfortune.

  2. 2.
    forebodingclassical

    A feeling that something bad will happen.

شَوَّمَverb
  1. 1.
    to bring bad luckclassical

    To cause misfortune or ill omen to someone or something.

مُتَشَؤِّمadjective
  1. 1.
    superstitiousboth

    Having or showing a belief in superstitions.

بنو شويمname
  1. 1.
    Banu Shuwaymclassical

    A tribal name, referring to a specific lineage or clan.

Parallel reading

بنو شويم: بطن.
Banu Shuwaym: a clan.