s. m. (M.), ) An omen. The following are some good omens to meet a man; to meet a woman with a full pitcher of water; to see a butcher-bird fly; to hear a stallion neigh; to hear the name of God withont seeing the speaker; to meet a sweeper. Amongst bad omens are: to meet a woman; to meet a woman with an empty pitcher; to hear or see a blue jay; to hear or see an owlet or kite; to meet a mulláṇ, Brahman, fakír or beggar.