سَامَةٌ

1.
[as n. un. of سَامٌ: see the latter, first sentence, and last but one.
2.
Also] A حَفْر, (M, and so in copies of the K,) or حُفْرَة, (K according to the TA,) [i. e. hollow dug in the ground, apparently to be filled with water for cattle,] by a well (عَلَى رَكِيَّةٍ): its plural is سِيَمٌ [originally سِوَمٌ]: and you say, أَسَامَهَا, (M, K, TA,) verbal noun إِسَامَةٌ, meaning He dug it [i. e. the سامة]. (TA.)
3.
Also i. q. سَاقَةٌ [q. v.], (K, according to the TA, [as mentioned above, see سَامٌ,]) on the authority of IAar. (TA.)

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