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لئيم

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Arabic

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Root
ل ء م (l ʔ m)
4 terms

Etymology

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فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb لَؤُمَ (laʔuma, to become vile).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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لَئِيم (laʔīm) (common plural لِئَام (liʔām), masculine plural لَئِيمُون (laʔīmūn) or لُؤَمَاء (luʔamāʔ), feminine plural لَئِمَات (laʔimāt), elative أَلْئَم (ʔalʔam))

  1. sneaky, nasty, vicious, vile, miscreant, sordid, dishonest
    Synonyms: دَنِيء (danīʔ), خَسِيس (ḵasīs)
    Antonym: نَبِيل (nabīl)

Declension

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