مَشْؤُومٌ
Root: شأم
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مَشْؤُومٌ
, and مَشُومٌ, the latter like مَقُولٌ, [a contraction of the former,] Unlucky, or inauspicious, عَى قَوْمِهِ [to his people, or party], and عَلَى نَفْسِهِ [to himself]: [and so
شُؤْمٌ ; this being an epithet as well as a subst., like its syn. نَحْسٌ; syn. with مَشْؤُومٌ, like as نَحْسٌ is syn. with مَنْحُوسٌ; and app., like نَحْسٌ, used alike as sing. and pl., for it seems to be originally an Verbal.Noun:] and so
شَائِمٌ ; or this signifies drawing ill luck, or evil fortune, upon his people [and upon himself]: and أَشَائِمُ, a pl., likewise signifies unlucky, or inauspicious; contr. of
أَيَامِنُ; these being pls. of
أَشْأَمُ and أَيْمَنُ: the pl. of مَشْؤُومٌ is مَشَائِيمُ, which is extr., for by rule it should be مَشْؤُومُونَ. One says also
طَائِرٌ أَشْأَمُ meaning [An omen] happening, or occurring, (جَارٍ,) with unluckiness, or inauspiciousness; [i. e. an unlucky, or inauspicious, omen;] and [in like manner]
طَيْرٌ أَشْأَمُ : and the pl. is أَشَائِمُ [as above].
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