شَأْمَةٌ
Root: شأم
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شَأْمَةٌ
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مَشْأَمَةٌ The left, meaning the left side or direction or relative location or place; i. q. [يَسْرَةٌ and] مَيْسَرَةٌ; contr. of
يَمْنَةٌ and مَيْمَنَةٌ. One says of a man, قَعَدَ
شأْمَةٌ [He sat on the left]. And one says, خُذْ بِهِمْ شَأْمَةً i. e. [Take thou with them] the direction of the left hand. And نَظَرْتُ يَمْنَةً
وَشَأْمَةً [I looked in a right direction and in a left direction]. And hence
أَصْحَابُ , in the Kur [lvi. 9 and xc. 19], meaning [The occupants of the left: or] those who shall have their records given to them in their left hands: or the occupants of the low, or ignoble, place, or station: or the havers of unfortunateness (الشُّؤْم): and أَصْحَابُ المَيْمَنَةِ is expl. as having the contr. senses.
def.2 Also, the former, A mole (خَالٌ) upon the person: thus, with ء, as mentioned by IAth: also mentioned without ء in art. شيم.
2 See also شَامَةٌ as meaning “ a black she-camel, ” in art. شيم.
def.2 Also, the former, A mole (خَالٌ) upon the person: thus, with ء, as mentioned by IAth: also mentioned without ء in art. شيم.
2 See also شَامَةٌ as meaning “ a black she-camel, ” in art. شيم.
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