سَوْمٌ
Root: سوم
Form: 1
Full Definition
سَوْمٌI
, Verbal.Noun of سَامَ, primarily signifies The going, or going away, engaged, or occupied, in seeking, or in seeking for or after, or in seeking to find and take or to get, a thing: and sometimes it is used as meaning the going, or going away; as when it is said of camels [or the like]: and sometimes, as meaning the seeking, or seeking for or after, or seeking to find and take or to get; as when it relates to selling or buying.
2 You say, سَامَتِ المَاشِيَةُ or النَّعَمُ or المَالُ, Present.T تَسُومُ, Verbal.Noun سَوْمٌ, The cattle pastured by themselves where they pleased; and in like manner, الغَنَمُ [the sheep or goats]: or went away at random, or roved, pasturing where they pleased.
3 [Hence, سام, inf n as above, He did as he pleased.] You say, خَلَّيْتُهُ وَسَوْمَهُ I left him to do as he pleased. (S, M, K * [In the CK, خَلّاهُ وَسَوَّمَهُ لِمَايُرِيدُهُ is put for خَلَّاهُ وَسَوْمَهُ لِمَا يُرِيدُهُ; and the like is done in one of my copies of the S. See also 2.])
4 And سَامَ, or سَامَتِ الإِبِلُ, and الرِّيحُ, or الرِّيَاحُ, Verbal.Noun as above, He, or it, or the camels, and the wind, or the winds, passed, went, or went on or along: or سَوْمٌ signifies the passing, &c., quickly; one says of a she camel, سَامَت, Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above, she passed, &c., quickly; and hence the saying of Dhu-l-Bijádeyn cited in art. عرض, voce تَعَرَّضَ: or the passing, &c., quickly, with the desire of making a sound in going along.
5 And سَامَتِ الطَّيْرُ عَلَى الشَّىْءِ, Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above, The birds went, [or hovered,] or circled, round about the thing: or, as some say, سَوْمٌ signifies any going, [or hovering,] or circling, round about.
def.2 [As mentioned in the first sentence of this art.,] سَوْمٌ is also in selling and buying. You say, سام السِّلْعَةَ, Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above, He offered the commodity, or article of merchandise, and it is also said of the purchaser, like , meaning he sought to obtain the sale of the commodity, or article of merchandise: and one says also of the seller, and of the purchaser, سام بِالسِّلْعَةِ, meaning he mentioned the price of the commodity [in offering it for sale, and in offering to purchase it]: and in like manner, سُمْتُ فُلَانًا سِلْعَتِى, Verbal.Noun as above, I said to such a one, “ Wilt thou take [or purchase] my commodity for such a price? ” and سَامَنِى بِسِلْعَتِهِ he mentioned to me the price of his commodity [in offering it for sale]: [and, agreeably with these explanations,] Kr says that السَّوْمُ signifies العَرْضُ [i. e. the act of offering, &c.]: or سُمْتُ بِالسِّلْعَةِ, Verbal.Noun سَوْمٌ and سُوَامٌ, with damm; (K, TK; [in the former only said to be syn. with سَوْمٌ in selling and buying;]) and , Verbal.Noun سِوَامٌ; and بِهَا and عَلَيْهَا; signify غَالَيْتُ [which means I offered the commodity for sale, mentioning its price, and was exorbitant in my demand: and also I purchased the commodity for a dear, or an excessive, price: and both these meanings are app. here intended]: and in like manner, السِّلْعَةَ [I offered to him the commodity for sale, &c.: and I purchased of him the commodity, &c.]: or, as some say, this last, as also عَلَى السِّلْعَةِ,
2 The Arabs also say, عَرَضَ عَلَىَّ سَوْمَ عَالَّةٍ [He offered to me in the manner of offering water to camels taking a second draught]; meaning like the saying of the vulgar, عَرْضَ سَابِرِىٍّ: (Ks, TA: [see art. سبر:]) a prov. applied to him who offers to thee that of which thou hast no need. (Sh, TA. [See also art. عل; and see Freytag's Arab. Prov. ii. 84.])
3 And you say, سَامَهُ الأمْرَ, Present.T as above, Verbal.Noun سَوْمٌ, He imposed upon him, or made him to undertake, the affair, as a task, or in spite of difficulty or trouble or inconvenience; or he ordered, required, or constrained, him to do the thing, it being difficult or troublesome or inconvenient: or he brought upon him the affair, or event; as also , Verbal.Noun تَسْوِيمٌ: or he endeavoured to induce him, or incited him, or made him, to do, or to incur, the affair, or event: it is mostly used in relation to punishment, and evil, and wrong-doing: and hence the saying in the Kur [ii. 46 and vii. 137 and xiv. 6], يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوْءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ They bringing upon you evil punish-
def.3 سَامَهُ, Present.T as above, also signifies He kept, or clave, to it, not quitting it.
def.4 See also 4.
2 You say, سَامَتِ المَاشِيَةُ or النَّعَمُ or المَالُ, Present.T تَسُومُ, Verbal.Noun سَوْمٌ, The cattle pastured by themselves where they pleased; and in like manner, الغَنَمُ [the sheep or goats]: or went away at random, or roved, pasturing where they pleased.
3 [Hence, سام, inf n as above, He did as he pleased.] You say, خَلَّيْتُهُ وَسَوْمَهُ I left him to do as he pleased. (S, M, K * [In the CK, خَلّاهُ وَسَوَّمَهُ لِمَايُرِيدُهُ is put for خَلَّاهُ وَسَوْمَهُ لِمَا يُرِيدُهُ; and the like is done in one of my copies of the S. See also 2.])
4 And سَامَ, or سَامَتِ الإِبِلُ, and الرِّيحُ, or الرِّيَاحُ, Verbal.Noun as above, He, or it, or the camels, and the wind, or the winds, passed, went, or went on or along: or سَوْمٌ signifies the passing, &c., quickly; one says of a she camel, سَامَت, Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above, she passed, &c., quickly; and hence the saying of Dhu-l-Bijádeyn cited in art. عرض, voce تَعَرَّضَ: or the passing, &c., quickly, with the desire of making a sound in going along.
5 And سَامَتِ الطَّيْرُ عَلَى الشَّىْءِ, Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above, The birds went, [or hovered,] or circled, round about the thing: or, as some say, سَوْمٌ signifies any going, [or hovering,] or circling, round about.
def.2 [As mentioned in the first sentence of this art.,] سَوْمٌ is also in selling and buying. You say, سام السِّلْعَةَ, Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above, He offered the commodity, or article of merchandise, and it is also said of the purchaser, like , meaning he sought to obtain the sale of the commodity, or article of merchandise: and one says also of the seller, and of the purchaser, سام بِالسِّلْعَةِ, meaning he mentioned the price of the commodity [in offering it for sale, and in offering to purchase it]: and in like manner, سُمْتُ فُلَانًا سِلْعَتِى, Verbal.Noun as above, I said to such a one, “ Wilt thou take [or purchase] my commodity for such a price? ” and سَامَنِى بِسِلْعَتِهِ he mentioned to me the price of his commodity [in offering it for sale]: [and, agreeably with these explanations,] Kr says that السَّوْمُ signifies العَرْضُ [i. e. the act of offering, &c.]: or سُمْتُ بِالسِّلْعَةِ, Verbal.Noun سَوْمٌ and سُوَامٌ, with damm; (K, TK; [in the former only said to be syn. with سَوْمٌ in selling and buying;]) and , Verbal.Noun سِوَامٌ; and بِهَا and عَلَيْهَا; signify غَالَيْتُ [which means I offered the commodity for sale, mentioning its price, and was exorbitant in my demand: and also I purchased the commodity for a dear, or an excessive, price: and both these meanings are app. here intended]: and in like manner, السِّلْعَةَ [I offered to him the commodity for sale, &c.: and I purchased of him the commodity, &c.]: or, as some say, this last, as also عَلَى السِّلْعَةِ,
2 The Arabs also say, عَرَضَ عَلَىَّ سَوْمَ عَالَّةٍ [He offered to me in the manner of offering water to camels taking a second draught]; meaning like the saying of the vulgar, عَرْضَ سَابِرِىٍّ: (Ks, TA: [see art. سبر:]) a prov. applied to him who offers to thee that of which thou hast no need. (Sh, TA. [See also art. عل; and see Freytag's Arab. Prov. ii. 84.])
3 And you say, سَامَهُ الأمْرَ, Present.T as above, Verbal.Noun سَوْمٌ, He imposed upon him, or made him to undertake, the affair, as a task, or in spite of difficulty or trouble or inconvenience; or he ordered, required, or constrained, him to do the thing, it being difficult or troublesome or inconvenient: or he brought upon him the affair, or event; as also , Verbal.Noun تَسْوِيمٌ: or he endeavoured to induce him, or incited him, or made him, to do, or to incur, the affair, or event: it is mostly used in relation to punishment, and evil, and wrong-doing: and hence the saying in the Kur [ii. 46 and vii. 137 and xiv. 6], يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوْءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ They bringing upon you evil punish-
def.3 سَامَهُ, Present.T as above, also signifies He kept, or clave, to it, not quitting it.
def.4 See also 4.
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