عَامَ (و)(n. ac. عَوْم) a. Swam; floated; sailed (ship). عَوَّمَa. Made to swim, to float. b. Launched (ship). c. Made sheaves of (corn). d. Bore every second year (palm-tree). عَاْوَمَa. Hired, made a contract with for a year. عَوْمa. Swimming; floating. b. Navigation. عَام (pl. أَعْوَاْم) a. Year; twelvemonth. عَوْمَة [] a. see 1 (a) عَامَة [] (pl. عَوْم) a. Sheaf. b. Infiated water-skin; raft; float. عَامِيّ [] a. Annual; yearly. عُوْمَة [] (pl. عُوَم) a. Water-fly. عَئِمa. Swimming, floating; afloat. b. Tedious. عَوَّام [] a. Swimmer. مُعَاوَمَة a. [ N. Ac III (عِوْم)], Engagement, contract for a twelvemonth. مُسْتَعَام [ N. P. a. X], Barque, skiff, boat; raft. عَوْمًا عَائِمًا a. Afloat. عَامَّة a. see under عَمّ عَاْوِمَة