دِعَامَةٌ

(S, Mgh, Msb, K) and ↓ دِعَامٌ and ↓ دِعْمَةٌ (K) A support, prop, or stay, (S, Mgh, Msb, K,) of a house or the like, (S, K,) or of a leaning wall; (Mgh, Msb;) i. e. a piece of wood used as a support, prop, or stay, of a house [&c.]: (TA:) and the wood that is set up for the constructing [or supporting] of the عَرِيش [or trellis of a grapevine], or for the raising of the shoots of a grapevine: (AHn, K:) plural (of the first and second, TA) دَعَايءِمُ and (of the last, TA) دِعَمٌ. (K, TA.)

[Hence,] أَقَامٌ فُلَانٌ دَعَايءِمَ الإِسْلَامِ (assumed tropical:) [Such a one set up the supports of El-Islám]. (TA.) And هٰذَا مِنْ دَعَايءِمِ الأُمُورِ (assumed tropical:) This is of the things whereby affairs are held together. (TA.)

And [hence,] دِعَامَةٌ signifies also (tropical:) A lord, or chief. (S, Msb, K, TA.) One says, هُوَ دِعَامَةُ القَوْمِ (tropical:) He is the lord, or chief, of the people, (Msb, TA,) and their support, or stay; (TA;) like as one says, ↓ هُوَ دِعَامُهُمْ. (Msb.) And هُمْ دَعَايءِمُ قَوْمِهِمْ (tropical:) [They are the lords, or chiefs, and the supports, or stays, of their people]. (TA.) 'Omar Ibn-El-Khattáb was called by 'Omar Ibn-'AbdEl-'Azeez دِعَامَةُ الضَّعِيفِ (tropical:) [The support, or stay, of the weak]. (TA.)

Also, (K,) or [correctly] دِعَامَتَانِ (S, TA) and ↓ دِعْمَتَانِ, (TA,) The two [upright] pieces of wood of the pulley [that support the cross piece to which the pulley is suspended]: (S, K, TA:) such as are made of clay are termed زُرْنُوقَانِ. (S.)