بَرِيمٌ

A rope composed of two twists twisted together into one; as also ↓ مُبْرَمٌ: (S:) or a thread, or string, twisted of two distinct yarns or twists: (T:) or a thread, or string, twisted of white and black yarns: (Ham p. 704:) or a twisted rope in which are two colours, (A'Obeyd, S,) or two threads, or strings, of different colours, (IAar, T, M, K,) red and yellow, (M,) or red and white, (K,) sometimes (A'Obeyd, S) bound by a woman upon her waist, and upon her upper arm: (A'Obeyd, S, K:) a rope of two colours, adorned with jewels, so bound by a woman: (M, K:) or a thread, or string, (Lth, A'Obeyd, T,) with beads strung upon it, (Lth, T,) or of different colours, (A'Obeyd, T,) which a woman binds upon her waist: (Lth, A'Obeyd, T: [see also حَوْطٌ]:) or a string of cowries, which is bound upon the waist of a female slave. (Aboo-Sahl El-Harawee in article بزم of the TA.)

Anything in which are two colours (T, M, K) mixed together: (M, K:) and any two things mixed together and combined. (M.)

An amulet (M, K, TA) that is hung upon a boy; because of the colours therein. (TA.)

A garment, or piece of cloth, in which are silk (قَزّ) and flax. (T.)

Also, (K,) or the dual thereof, (AO, T, S,) which latter is the right, (TA,) The liver and hump [of a camel], (AO, T, S, K,) cut lengthwise, and tied round with a string or thread, or some other thing, (S, K,) in some copies of the S, or with a gut; (TA;) said to be thus called because of the whiteness of the hump and the blackness of the liver. (S, K.) So in the phrase, اِشْوِ لَنَا مِنْ بَرِيَمَيْهَا [Roast thou for us some of her liver and hump, cut lengthwise, &c.]. (AO, T, S: [in copies of the K, بَرِيمِهَا: and in the CK, بَرِيمَتِهَا.])

Also, the singular, Water mixed with other [water &c.]. (TA.)

Tears mixed with [the collyrium termed] إِثْمِد; (M, K;) because having two colours. (TA.)

A mixed company of people. (M, K.)

An army; (S, K;) because comprising a mixed multitude of men; (K;) or because of the colours of the banners of the tribes therein: (S, K, TA:) or an army in which is a mixed multitude of men: (M:) or an army having two colours: (T:) and the dual, two armies, Arabs and foreigners. (IAar, T.)

A number of sheep and goats together. (IAar, T, M, K.)

The light of the sun with the remains of the blackness of night: (IAar, T:) or the dawn; (M, K;) because of its combining the blackness of night and the whiteness of day: or, as some say, بَرِيمٌ الصُّبْحِ means the tint (خَيْط [q. v.]) of the dawn that is mixed with two colours. (M.)

(assumed tropical:) Inducing suspicion, or evil opinion; [as though of two colours;] (IAar, T;) suspected. (IAar, T, Sgh, K.)