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حَشَمٌ ذ A man's special dependents, consisting of his family and slaves [and others], or his neighbours, who are angry on his account (K, TA) when an event befalls him; (TA;) as also ↓ حُشْمَةٌ ; (Yoo, TA;) in the K, erroneously, حَشَمَةٌ; (TA;) and أَحْشَامٌ; (K;) which IAar thinks to be pl. of حَشَمٌ used in a sing. sense; (TA;) [for] this word is applied to one [of such persons] as well as to a pl. number: (K:) you say, هٰذَا الغُلَامُ حَشَمٌ لِى [This young man, or slave, is a dependent of mine]: (IAar, TA:) or حَشَمٌ signifies, (ISk, Mgh, Msb,) or signifies also, (K,) a man's relations and household; (ISk, Mgh, Msb, K;) or his servants; (S, Msb;) and those who are angry on his account (ISk, S, Mgh, Msb) when an event befalls him; (Mgh, Msb;) for which reason they are thus called: (S:) or a man's followers; and those on whose account he should be angry: (Ham p. 614:) or the حَشَم of a man are those who are angry on his account; or those on whose account he is angry: (Har p. 164:) accord. to ISk, (Msb,) it is a word having a pl. signification, and having no proper sing.: (Mgh, Msb:) but some say that it has for its pl. أَحْشَامٌ: (Mgh:) and accord. to the K, ↓ حُشَمَآءُ [in the CK حَشْمَاء] signifies neighbours and guests; as though it were pl. of حَشِيمٌ, like as كُرَمَآءُ is of كَرِيمٌ: but [perhaps this should be أَحْشَامٌ; for] we find in the M, هٰؤُلَآءِ أَحْشَامِى, meaning These are my neighbours, and my guests: (TA:) and ↓ حُشُمٌ , with two dammehs, signifies slaves; (IAar, TA;) or, as some say, followers, whether slaves or free persons. (TA.) -A2- Also An object of desire or quest; syn. طَلَبَةٌ [in the CK طَلَبَة]; and so ↓ حُشُومٌ . (K.) You say, هُوَ حَشَمُهُ It is his object of desire or quest. (TK.)
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.

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