[A star. ― -b2- Also, An asterism, or constellation: being applied autonomastically to] the Pleiades. (S.) ― -b3- نُجُومٌ [like عِرْقٌ] signifies also The sprouts from the roots [of a tree, or shrub], before theرَبِيع [meaning either spring or autumn], the heads of which one sees like large needles, clearing the ground. (TA.) See عُسْلُوجٌ. ― -b4- نَجْمٌ also signifies (tropical:) The time when a payment falls due. (Msb.) [Hence, app., an ex. cited voce طىٌّ.] ― -b5- And hence, (Msb,) (tropical:) An instalment: syn. وَظِيفَةٌ. (Mgh, Msb.) See also عَزْلٌ. ― -b6- نَجْمٌ and نَجْمَةٌA kind of plant, triticum repens or dogs' grass: see ثِيلٌ.
مِنْجَمٌbeam of a balance
The beam of a balance; (MA;) the transverse piece of iron, in which is the tongue, of a balance. (S, K.) See عَمُودُ المِيزَانِ.
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