عَامَةٌ

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عَامَةٌ A [kind of float, such as is called] طَوْف [q. v.], upon which one embarks on the water; accord. to AA, a small مِعْبَر [q. v.] that is upon rivers: in the M, said to be a thing that is made of the branches of trees, and the like, upon which one crosses a river, and which tosses about upon the water the pl. is عَامَاتٌ and عوم [app. عُومٌ, like نُوقٌ pl. of نَاقَةٌ,] and [coll. gen. n.] عَامٌ . [See also عَامَّةٌ, voce عِمَامَةٌ.]

def.2 Also The head of a ruler, or of a rider upon a camel, (هَامَةُ رَاكِبٍ,) when it appears to thee in the [desert, or plain, called] صَحْرَآء, as he is journeying: or it is not thus called unless having upon it a turban.
2 And A turn, or twist, of a turban. [See 2, second sentence.]
3 And A quantity of reaped corn put, or placed, in handfuls: pl. [or rather coll. gen. n.] عَامٌ .

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