فِيءَامٌ
1.
A thing that is spread to sit upon or to lie upon, (S, M, K,) pertaining to the [women's camel-vehicles called] مَشَاجِر [plural of مِشْجَرٌ], (M,) or to [those called] هَوَادِج, (K,) or to both of these: (S:) or, as some say, a
هَوْدَج
that is widened in its lower part by something added thereto: or a burden equiponderant to another burden, like a sack with a small mouth, with which the vehicle of a woman is covered; one being placed on one side, and another [apparently close to the former] on the other side: (M:) plural فُوءُمٌ [with two dammehs]. (S, M, K.)
2.
[And A piece that is added to a leathern water-bag. (See شَعِيبٌ; under which it is loosely explained: and see 4 in this article)]
3.
Also A company of men: (T, S, M, K:) a plural having no proper singular: (S, K:) the vulgar say فِيَامٌ, without ء: (S:) [or] they say فَيَام: (thus in the T according to the TT:) [but ISd says,] فَيَامٌ and فِيَامٌ have this meaning; otherwise I should say that فِيَام is a modified form, for alleviation, from فِيءَام. (M in article فيم.)