حَمٌ

, (S, Mgh, Msb, K,) like أَبٌ, originally حَمَوٌ, as is shown by its plural, which see below, (S,) and ↓ حَمًا, (S, Mgh, Msb, K,) and ↓ حَمُو, (S, Msb, K,) like أَبُو, (S, Msb,) used only as a prefixed n. governing the gen. case, except in poetry, (S, TA,) and ↓ حَمْوٌ, (K,) and حَمْءٌ [mentioned in article حمأ, as well as حَمَأٌ], (S, Mgh, Msb, K,) A woman's husband's [male] relation, (S, Mgh, Msb, K,) whoever he be, (S, Msb,) such as his father, (S, Msb, K,) and brother, (S, Msb.) and paternal uncle, (Msb,) &c.: (TA:) the feminine is ↓ حَمَاةٌ, (K,) signifying a woman's husband's mother; and having no dialect var.: (S, Msb:) and the plural is أَحْمَاءٌ: (S, Mgh, K:) and الرَّجُلِ ↓ حَمُو, (M, Msb,) or الرَّجُلِ ↓ حَمْوُ, (K,) signifies the man's wife's father, (IF, M, Msb, K,) or wife's brother, or wife's paternal uncle; (M, Msb, K;) so that حمو applies to a relation on either side, like صِهْرٌ: (Msb:) and أَحْمَاءٌ means a husband's people: (Mgh:) or the أَحْمَاء are peculiarly of the wife; (K;) and the أَخْتَان are of the man [or husband]: (TA:) or [in other words] the احياء are [the woman's relations] on the side of the husband; (As, TA;) and the اختان are [the husband's relations] on the side of the wife; (As, S, Msb, TA;) and those of both sides are included by the term [أَصْهَارٌ, plural of] صِهْرٌ: (As, S, TA:) and أَحْمَاءُ فُلَانَةَ is said to mean such a woman's husband's people. (IB, TA.)