1a sign, or mark, set up to show the way; stones set up as a mark to show the way in the desert—أَرِمٌ
It is like كَتِفٌ; other forms are إِرْمٌ, and إِرَمِىٌّ, and أَرَمِىٌّ, or أَرْمِىٌّ, and إِرْمِىٌّ, and يَرَمِىٌّ, and أَيْرَمِىٌّ.
Or particularly one belonging to [the tribe of] ʿÁd.
ISh: the إِرَم is [a thing] like a man standing upright on the top of a hill, by which one is guided to the right way and by which the land is marked; it is made of stones set one upon another. It is only the work of the Muslims, and people make such today beside the road. Or it is what the people of the time of ignorance made: when they found something in their way that they could not carry with them, they would leave some stones on it so as to know it again, and took it when they came back.
Plural: آرَامٌ (of paucity) and أُرُومٌ (of multitude).
the graves, or sepulchres, of [the tribe of] ʿÁd—أُرُومٌ
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[إِرَمٌ in the phrase إِرَمُ ذَاتُ العِمَادِ is a proper name; but whether of a place, or a tribe, or an individual, is disputed. It is commonly believed to be the name of the earthly paradise of Sheddád the son of ʿÁd: see Bd 89. 6.]
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(T, S, M, K) and أَرِمٌ , (M, K,) like كَتِفٌ , (K,) or إِرْمٌ , (so in a copy of the M,) and إِرَمِىٌّ and أَرَمِىٌّ , (M, K,) from Lh, (TA,) or أَرْمِىٌّ , from Lh, (so in a copy of the M,) and إِرْمِىٌّ , from Lh, (TA,) and يَرَمِىٌّ , (M, K,) from Lh, (TA,) and أَيْرَمِىٌّ , (T, K,) A sign, or mark, set up to show the way; (M, K;) stones set up as a sign, or mark, to show the way in the desert: (S:) or particularly one belonging to [the tribe of]' Ád: (M, K:) accord. to ISh, the إِرَم is [a thing] like a man in a standing posture upon the head of a hill, whereby one is directed to the right way, and whereby the land is marked, composed of stones set one upon another, and is only the work of the Muslims, and such is made by people in the present day, upon the road: (T:) or such as was made by the people in the time of ignorance, who were accustomed, when they found a thing in their way and could not take it with them, to leave upon it some stones, whereby to know it, until, when they returned, they took it: (TA:) the pl. [of pauc.] is آرَامٌ and [of mult.] أُرُومٌ (ISh, T, S, M, K:) or أُرُومٌ signifies the graves, or sepulchres, of [the tribe of]' Ád. (M, K.) [ إِرَمٌ in the phrase إِرَمُ ذَاتُ العِمَادِ (see art. عمد ) is a proper name; but whether of a place, or a tribe, or an individual, is disputed: it is commonly believed to be the name of The terrestrial paradise of Sheddád the son of 'Ád: see Bd lxxxix. 6.]