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أثيم

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Arabic

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Root
ء ث م (ʔ ṯ m)
3 terms

Etymology

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فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb أَثِمَ (ʔaṯima, to sin).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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أَثِيم (ʔaṯīm) (masculine plural أُثَمَاءُ (ʔuṯamāʔu))

  1. (Islam) sinful, unrighteous (describes one who is excessively sinful)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 83:12:
      وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
      wamā yukaḏḏibu bihi ʔillā kullu muʕtadin ʔaṯīmin
      None would deny it except every evildoing transgressor.

Declension

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