حَامَ

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حَامَI , حَوْلَ المَآءِ, or عَلَى الشَّىْءِ, Present.T يَحُومُ, Verbal.Noun حَوَمَانٌ and حَوْمٌ, said of a bird, or flying thing, &c., It went, [or hovered,] or circled, round about the water, by reason of thirst, or round about the thing: and in like manner حَامَتْ, said of camels.
2 [Hence,] it is said in a trad., مَنْ حَامَ حَوْلَ الحِمَى يُوشِكَ أَنْ يَقَعَ فِيهِ, meaning He who approaches acts of disobedience is near to falling therein. And you say, هُوَ يَحُومُ حَوْلَ غَرَضٍ لَهُ [He hovers about an object of aim, or desire, that he has]. And حام فُلَانٌ عَلَى الأَمْرِ, Verbal.Noun حَوْمٌ and حِيَامٌ and حُؤُومٌ, the second with kesr [to the ح, and therefore with ى in the place of و, but written in the CK with fet-h], Such a one desired, or sought, the thing. And حام عَلَى قَرَابَتِهِ He affected, or inclined towards, his relations, like one going round about the water.

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