تُهَمَةٌ

, (S, M, K, &c., in article وهم, and Msb in that article and in the present also,) of which ↓ تُهْمَةٌ is a dialect var. mentioned by El-Fárábee (Msb, and TA in article وهم) and by several other authors, or, according to Ibn-Kemál, the latter is a verbal noun and the former is a simple subst., but Esh-Shiháb doubts of this; (TA;) originally وَهَمَةٌ, (S, ISd, Msb, &c.,) like as تُخَمَةٌ is originally وُخَمَةٌ; (ISd, TA;) a subst. from اِتَّهَمَهُ; (S, Msb, both in article وهم;) Doubt: and [more commonly] suspicion, or evil opinion; or doubt combined with suspicion or evil opinion: synonym شَكٌّ: and رِيبَةٌ: (Msb in the present article:) or i. q. ظَنٌّ [which is a preponderating wavering between the two extremes of indecisive belief; and often means suspicion]: (ISd and TA in article وهم:) or a thing for which one is suspected: (K in that article: [and this is often meant by رِيبَةٌ, one of the syns. mentioned above:]) the plural of تُهْمَةٌ is تُهَمٌ, mentioned by Sb, who argues that it is a plural [and not a coll. gen. n.] from their saying هِىَ التُّهَمُ [They are suspicions, &c.], and not saying هُوَ التُّهَمُ like as they say هُوَ الرُّطَبُ. (TA in article وهم.)