«
Previous
شوم
»
Next
shūm (inf. n. of شأم 'to be unlucky'; or pl. of the adj. ash`amor ashyam, fr. the same verb, used by the Persians as a sing.), adj. & s.m. Unlucky, inauspicious, unfortunate; disgraceful, vile; niggard;—black;—an unlucky wight;—a miser, niggard (see sūm):—shūm-bat, adj. Of unhappy lot, unfortunate, wretched:—shūmtab`, adj. Ill-tempered; niggard, shūm-qadam, adj. Unlucky, bad (omen):—shūm-mizāj, adj. stingy:—Niggard, stingy.
Origin: Arabic