سَاهِمُ الوَجْهِ

, applied to a man, Altered in face. (TA.) The saying of 'Antarah,

وَالخَيْلُ سَاهِمَةُ الوُجُوهِ كَأَنَّمَا

تُسْقَى فَوَارِسُهَا نَقِيعَ الحَنْظَلِ

is explained by Th as meaning And the owners of the horses were altered in their complexions in consequence of the state of difficulty wherein they were [as though they, i. e. the riders thereof, were given to drink infusion of colocynth]. (TA.) [But] سَاهِمُ الوَجْهِ, is applied as an epithet to a horse as meaning Urged, or made, to perform a distressing act of running: and in like manner to a man when he is urged, or made, to perform a distressing part in war, or battle. (TA.)

[The feminine] سَاهِمَةٌ, applied to a she-camel, means Lean, or lank in the belly: (S, K: [see also مَسْهُومٌ:]) and [its plural] سَوَاهِمُ, applied to camels, altered by journeying. (S.)