لزام

Arabic

Root
ل ز م (l z m)
16 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.zaːm/
• Rhymes: -aːm

Noun

لِزَام • (lizām) m

1. verbal noun of لَازَمَ (lāzama) (form III)
2. necessity, obligation, requirement
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 20:129:

     وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَكَانَ لِزَامًا وَأَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى

     walawlā kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika lakāna lizāman waʔajalun musamman

     Had it not been for a prior decree from your Lord ˹O Prophet˺ and a term already set, their ˹instant˺ doom would have been inevitable.

Declension

Declension of noun لِزَام (lizām)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لِزَام lizām	اللِّزَام al-lizām	لِزَام lizām
Nominative	لِزَامٌ lizāmun	اللِّزَامُ al-lizāmu	لِزَامُ lizāmu
Accusative	لِزَامًا lizāman	اللِّزَامَ al-lizāma	لِزَامَ lizāma
Genitive	لِزَامٍ lizāmin	اللِّزَامِ al-lizāmi	لِزَامِ lizāmi

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: لزام (lizâm)