شَأْمَةٌ
1.
and
مَشْأَمَةٌ The left, meaning the left side or direction or relative location or place; (S, K;) i. q. [يَسْرَةٌ and] مَيْسَرَةٌ; (S;) opposite of
يَمْنَةٌ and مَيْمَنَةٌ. (K.) One says of a man, قَعَدَ
شأْمَةٌ [He sat on the left]. (S.) And one says, خُذْ بِهِمْ شَأْمَةً i. e. [Take thou with them] the direction of the left hand. (S.) And نَظَرْتُ يَمْنَةً
وَشَأْمَةً [I looked in a right direction and in a left direction]. (TA.) And hence
أَصْحَابُ المَشْأَمَةِ, in the Qur'an, 56:9 and xc. 19], (TA,) meaning [The occupants of the left: or] those who shall have their records given to them in their left hands: or the occupants of the low, or ignoble, place, or station: or the havers of unfortunateness (الشُّوءْم): and أَصْحَابُ المَيْمَنَةِ is explained as having the contr. senses. (Ksh and Bd in lvi. 9.)
2.
Also, the former, A mole (خَالٌ) upon the person: thus, with ء, as mentioned by IAth: also mentioned without ء in article شيم. (TA.)
3.
See also شَامَةٌ as meaning “ a black she-camel, ” in article شيم.