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Form 1وَسَمَ الثَّوْبَ6 senses · 1 main
maṣdarوَسَامَةٌ

Core sense — he marked it, he branded it, he stigmatized himgenerated

1.1

[He marked, or put a mark on, the garment.] Said of a trader or dealer.

See art. رقم.

1.1.1[He branded him, or stigmatized him, with satire]—وَسَمَهُ بِالهِجَآءِ

See the half-line cited under شَكِىٌّ.

1.1.2he marked it [in any manner]—وَسَمَهُ
1.1.3figurative · مجازhe stigmatized him, or set a mark on him by which he would be known, by something said—وَسَمَهُ بِالقَوْلِ

See art. علظ.

1.1.4[I put a superscription, or title, to the book, or writing.]—وَسَمْتُ الكِتَابَ

See art. عنو.

1.1.5he (a man) was beautiful in face, or bore the stamp of beauty—وَسُمَ

Maṣdar وَسَامَةٌ and وَسَامٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1
68:16
سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْخُرْطُومِ

Soon shall We brand (the beast) on the snout!

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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[He marked, or put a mark on, the garment, &c.]; said of a trader, or dealer. (JK in art. رقم .) وَسَمَهُ بِالهِجَآءِ [He branded him, or stigmatized him, with satire]. (TA.) See a hemistich cited voce شَكِىٌّ . وَسَمَهُ He marked it [in any manner]. (Msb.) وَسَمَهُ بِالقَوْلِ He stigmatized him, or set a mark upon him whereby he should be known, by something said. (TA in art. علظ .) وَسَمْتُ الكِتَابَ [I put a superscription, or title, to the book, or writing.] (TA in art. عنو .) وَسُمَ , inf. n. وَسَامَةٌ (S, Msb, K) and وَسَامٌ , (S, K,) He (a man, S) was beautiful in face: (S, Msb:) or bore the impress, or stamp, of beauty. (K.)
Form 5تَوَسَّمْتُ فِيهِ الخَبْرَ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — I perceived good in him from its outward signsgenerated

5.1I discovered, or perceived, in him good, or goodness, by right opinion formed from its outward signs—تَفَرَّسْتُهُ

Originally: I knew its real existence in him by its outward sign.

See also Har, pp. 30, 46, 76.

5.1.1he examined carefully in order to know the real state or character of a thing by its outward sign—تَوَسَّمَ
5.1.2

He perceived a thing by forming a correct opinion from its outward signs.

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i. q. تَفَرَّسْتُهُ ; (S;) [I discovered, or perceived, in him good, or goodness, by right opinion formed from its outward signs;] originally, I knew its real existence in him by its outward sign. (MF.) See also Har, pp. 30, 46, 76. تَوَسَّمَ He examined deliberately in order to know the real state or character of a thing by the external sign thereof. (Bd, xv. 75.) He perceived a thing by forming a correct opinion from its outward signs. (TK.)

Derived nouns 5

Nounسِمَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a brand, a mark, a sign; the title of a bookgenerated

1

A brand, or mark or figure made with a hot iron, upon an animal.

Also the same as عَلَامَةٌ: [a mark, sign, badge, token, symptom].

Also the عُلْوَان [or title] of a book or writing. See art. علو.

See also سِيمَةٌ and سِيمَى in art. سوم.

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A brand, or mark or figure made with a hot iron, upon an animal. (K.) And i. q. عَلَامَةٌ [A mark, sign, badge, token, symptom, &c.]. (Msb.) And The عُلْوَان [or title] of a book or writing. (TA in art. علو .) See also سِيمَةٌ and سِيمَى in art. سوم .
Nounوَسِْمَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — woad; a plant with whose leaves one dyes the handsgenerated

1

[Now applied to woad.] Same as عِظْلِمٌ, with which one tinges or dyes [the hands].

A certain plant, with the leaves of which one tinges or dyes [the hands]; said to be the عِظْلِم, the leaves of the نِيل [or indigo-plant]; or a plant of another species with the leaves of which one tinges or dyes [the hands].

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[now applied to Woad]: i. q. عِظْلِمٌ , with which one tinges or dyes [the hands, &c.]: (S:) a certain plant, with the leaves of which one tinges or dyes [the hands, &c.]; and said to be the عِظْلِم : (Msb:) the leaves of the نِيل [or indigo-plant]: or a plant [of another species (TA)] with the leaves of which one tinges or dyes [the hands, &c.] (K.)
Nounالوَسْمِىُّ1 sense

Core sense — a certain rain, so calledgenerated

1

On the rain thus called, see نَوْءٌ.

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: on the rain thus called, see نَوْءٌ .
Nounمَوْسِمٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a periodical festival; a fair; the meeting-place of the pilgrimsgenerated

1

[A periodical festival; a fair.] Same as عِيدٌ.

See art. عود.

1.1the fair, and place of meeting, of the pilgrims—مَوْسِمُ الحَاجِّ
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[A periodical festival: a fair:] i. q. عِيدٌ . (Msb, art. عود .) مَوْسِمُ الحَاجِّ The fair, and place of meeting, of the pilgrims. (Mgh.)
Nounمِيسَمٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a branding iron; a brand; a stamp of beautygenerated

1

A brand, or mark made with a hot iron.

See under خِدَادٌ.

1.1

[Originally] a branding, or cauterizing, instrument [or iron]; a marking instrument.

1.2

An impress, or a character, of beauty.

For an example, see the verse cited under أَثِمَ.

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A brand, or mark made with a hot iron. (TA, voce خِدَادٌ .) [Originally] A branding, or cauterizing, instrument [or iron]; (S, K;) a marking instrument. (Msb.) An impress, or a character, of beauty. (S, K.) See an ex. in a verse cited voce أَثِمَ .