مشأمة

Arabic

Etymology

Noun of place from the root ش ء م (š-ʔ-m).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʃ.ʔa.mah/

Noun

مَشْأَمَة • (mašʔama) f (plural مَشْأَمَات (mašʔamāt) or مَشَائِم (mašāʔim))

1. (archaic) left side, left hand

   Synonym: مَيْسَرَة (maysara)

   Antonym: مَيْمَنَة (maymana)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 56:4-10:

     إِذَا رُجَّتِ الْأَرْضُ رَجًّا وَبُسَّتِ الْجِبَالُ بَسًّا فَكَانَتْ هَبَاءً مُّنْبَثًّا وَكُنتُمْ أَزْوَاجًا ثَلَاثَةً فَأَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ وَأَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ مَا أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ وَالسَّابِقُونَ السَّابِقُونَ

     When the earth is shaken with convulsion / And the mountains are crushed, crumbling / And become dust dispersing / And ye become of three kinds: Then the companions of the right – what are the companions of the right? And the companions of the left – what are the companions of the left? And the forerunners, the forerunners!

Declension

Declension of noun مَشْأَمَة (mašʔama)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَشْأَمَة mašʔama	الْمَشْأَمَة al-mašʔama	مَشْأَمَة mašʔamat
Nominative	مَشْأَمَةٌ mašʔamatun	الْمَشْأَمَةُ al-mašʔamatu	مَشْأَمَةُ mašʔamatu
Accusative	مَشْأَمَةً mašʔamatan	الْمَشْأَمَةَ al-mašʔamata	مَشْأَمَةَ mašʔamata
Genitive	مَشْأَمَةٍ mašʔamatin	الْمَشْأَمَةِ al-mašʔamati	مَشْأَمَةِ mašʔamati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَشْأَمَتَيْن mašʔamatayn	الْمَشْأَمَتَيْن al-mašʔamatayn	مَشْأَمَتَيْ mašʔamatay
Nominative	مَشْأَمَتَانِ mašʔamatāni	الْمَشْأَمَتَانِ al-mašʔamatāni	مَشْأَمَتَا mašʔamatā
Accusative	مَشْأَمَتَيْنِ mašʔamatayni	الْمَشْأَمَتَيْنِ al-mašʔamatayni	مَشْأَمَتَيْ mašʔamatay
Genitive	مَشْأَمَتَيْنِ mašʔamatayni	الْمَشْأَمَتَيْنِ al-mašʔamatayni	مَشْأَمَتَيْ mašʔamatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَشْأَمَات‎; مَشَائِم mašʔamāt‎; mašāʔim	الْمَشْأَمَات‎; الْمَشَائِم al-mašʔamāt‎; al-mašāʔim	مَشْأَمَات‎; مَشَائِم mašʔamāt‎; mašāʔim
Nominative	مَشْأَمَاتٌ‎; مَشَائِمُ mašʔamātun‎; mašāʔimu	الْمَشْأَمَاتُ‎; الْمَشَائِمُ al-mašʔamātu‎; al-mašāʔimu	مَشْأَمَاتُ‎; مَشَائِمُ mašʔamātu‎; mašāʔimu
Accusative	مَشْأَمَاتٍ‎; مَشَائِمَ mašʔamātin‎; mašāʔima	الْمَشْأَمَاتِ‎; الْمَشَائِمَ al-mašʔamāti‎; al-mašāʔima	مَشْأَمَاتِ‎; مَشَائِمَ mašʔamāti‎; mašāʔima
Genitive	مَشْأَمَاتٍ‎; مَشَائِمَ mašʔamātin‎; mašāʔima	الْمَشْأَمَاتِ‎; الْمَشَائِمِ al-mašʔamāti‎; al-mašāʔimi	مَشْأَمَاتِ‎; مَشَائِمِ mašʔamāti‎; mašāʔimi

References

• “مشأمة” in Almaany
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “مشأمة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate, page 1490