عوم
Not in Hans Wehr
This word isn't in Hans Wehr — but it's in Lane's Lexicon
عوم doesn't appear in Hans Wehr's Modern Standard Arabic dictionary, but Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon has 2 entries for it, distinguished by diacritics. Select one below for the full classical Arabic definition.
-
عَامَ Form 1
1 عَامَ فِى المَآءِ ذ , (Mgh, Msb,) aor. يَعُومُ, (Msb,) inf. n. عَوْمٌ, (S, Msb, K,) He swam in the water; syn. سَبَحَ: (Mgh:) العَوْمُ signifying السِّبَاحَةُ: (S, K:) or, accord. to the author of the “ Iktitáf, ” the…
View in Lane's Lexicon →
-
عوّم Form 2
2 عوّم السَّفِينَةَ ذ , inf. n. تَعْوِيمٌ, He made the ship to swim [or float] in [or upon] the sea. (TA.) -A2- [J cites immediately after explaining عَامَةٌ in relation to a turban,] وَعَامَةٍ عَوَّمَهَا فِى الهَامَةِ […
View in Lane's Lexicon →