تُؤَامِيَّةٌ
Root: تأم
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تُؤَامِيَّةٌ
A pearl; so called in relation to تُؤَامٌ, which is a town twenty leagues from the metropolis of 'Omán, in the tract next the sea, a city of 'Omán whence pearls are purchased, erroneously called by J تَوْءَمٌ, [but in one copy of the S I find it written تُوام,] and said by him to be the metropolis of 'Omán; as also
تَوْءَمِيَّةٌ , (TA, [and thus it is written in copies of the S, but in one copy I find it written تُوامِيَّة,]) thought by En-Nejeeremee to be thus called in relation to the oyster-shell, because this is always what is termed تَوْءَمٌ, q. v.
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