فِئَامٌ
Root: فأم
Full Definition
فِئَامٌ
A thing that is spread to sit upon or to lie upon, pertaining to the [women's camel-vehicles called] مَشَاجِر [pl. of مِشْجَرٌ], or to [those called] هَوَادِج, or to both of these: or, as some say, a
هَوْدَج
that is widened in its lower part by something added thereto: or a burden equiponderant to another burden, like a sack with a small mouth, with which the vehicle of a woman is covered; one being placed on one side, and another [app. close to the former] on the other side: pl. فُؤُمٌ [with two dammehs].
2 [And A piece that is added to a leathern water-bag. (See شَعِيبٌ; under which it is loosely explained: and see 4 in this art.)]
def.2 Also A company of men: a pl. having no proper sing.: the vulgar say فِيَامٌ, without ء: [or] they say فَيَام: [but ISd says,] فَيَامٌ and فِيَامٌ have this meaning; otherwise I should say that فِيَام is a modified form, for alleviation, from فِئَام. (M in art. فيم.)
2 [And A piece that is added to a leathern water-bag. (See شَعِيبٌ; under which it is loosely explained: and see 4 in this art.)]
def.2 Also A company of men: a pl. having no proper sing.: the vulgar say فِيَامٌ, without ء: [or] they say فَيَام: [but ISd says,] فَيَامٌ and فِيَامٌ have this meaning; otherwise I should say that فِيَام is a modified form, for alleviation, from فِئَام. (M in art. فيم.)
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