Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

اشأم

Root: شأم

Form: 4

Full Definition

اشأمIV He desired the left: like as أَيْمَنَ signifies “ he desired the right. ” (TA in art. يمن.)
2 And He came to الشَّأْم [i. e. Syria]: or he went thither: and أَيْمَنَ signifies “ he came to El-Yemen. ”

def.2 مَا أَشْأَمَهُ How unlucky, or inauspicious, is he! the vulgar say, مَا أَيْشَمَهُ.


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