مَشْوءُومٌ

, (S, MA, K, KL,) and مَشُومٌ, (S, K,) the latter like مَقُولٌ, (TA,) [a contraction of the former,] Unlucky, or inauspicious, (S, MA, K, KL,) عَى قَوْمِهِ [to his people, or party], (S, MA, K,) and عَلَى نَفْسِهِ [to himself]: (Ksh and Bd in lvi. 9:) [and so ↓ شُوءْمٌ; (as in an example in the first sentence of this article;) this being an epithet as well as a subst., like its synonym نَحْسٌ; synonym with مَشْوءُومٌ, like as نَحْسٌ is synonym with مَنْحُوسٌ; and apparently, like نَحْسٌ, used alike as singular and plural, for it seems to be originally a verbal noun:] and so ↓ شَايءِمٌ; (K;) or this signifies drawing ill luck, or evil fortune, upon his people [and upon himself]: (S, TA:) and أَشَايءِمُ, a plural, likewise signifies unlucky, or inauspicious; (KL;) opposite of أَيَامِنُ; (S, K, TA;) these being pls. of ↓ أَشْأَمُ and أَيْمَنُ: (TA:) the plural of مَشْوءُومٌ is مَشَايءِيمُ, (S, KL, TA,) which is extr., for by rule it should be مَشْوءُومُونَ. (TA.) One says also ↓ طَايءِرٌ أَشْأَمُ meaning [An omen] happening, or occurring, (جَارٍ,) with unluckiness, or inauspiciousness; [i. e. an unlucky, or inauspicious, omen;] (K, TA;) and [in like manner] ↓ طَيْرٌ أَشْأَمُ: and the plural is أَشَايءِمُ [as above]. (TA.)