ملزم

Arabic

Root
ل ز م (l z m)
15 terms

Etymology 1

Derived from the passive participle of أَلْزَمَ (ʔalzama, “to oblige”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mul.zam/
• Rhymes: -am

Adjective

مُلْزَم • (mulzam) (feminine مُلْزَمَة (mulzama), masculine plural مُلْزَمُونَ (mulzamūna), feminine plural مُلْزَمَات (mulzamāt))

1. bound, obliged

   Synonym: مُجْبَر (mujbar)

Declension

Declension of adjective مُلْزَم (mulzam)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُلْزَم mulzam	الْمُلْزَم al-mulzam	مُلْزَمَة mulzama	الْمُلْزَمَة al-mulzama
Nominative	مُلْزَمٌ mulzamun	الْمُلْزَمُ al-mulzamu	مُلْزَمَةٌ mulzamatun	الْمُلْزَمَةُ al-mulzamatu
Accusative	مُلْزَمًا mulzaman	الْمُلْزَمَ al-mulzama	مُلْزَمَةً mulzamatan	الْمُلْزَمَةَ al-mulzamata
Genitive	مُلْزَمٍ mulzamin	الْمُلْزَمِ al-mulzami	مُلْزَمَةٍ mulzamatin	الْمُلْزَمَةِ al-mulzamati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُلْزَمَيْن mulzamayn	الْمُلْزَمَيْن al-mulzamayn	مُلْزَمَتَيْن mulzamatayn	الْمُلْزَمَتَيْن al-mulzamatayn
Nominative	مُلْزَمَانِ mulzamāni	الْمُلْزَمَانِ al-mulzamāni	مُلْزَمَتَانِ mulzamatāni	الْمُلْزَمَتَانِ al-mulzamatāni
Accusative	مُلْزَمَيْنِ mulzamayni	الْمُلْزَمَيْنِ al-mulzamayni	مُلْزَمَتَيْنِ mulzamatayni	الْمُلْزَمَتَيْنِ al-mulzamatayni
Genitive	مُلْزَمَيْنِ mulzamayni	الْمُلْزَمَيْنِ al-mulzamayni	مُلْزَمَتَيْنِ mulzamatayni	الْمُلْزَمَتَيْنِ al-mulzamatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُلْزَمِين mulzamīn	الْمُلْزَمِين al-mulzamīn	مُلْزَمَات mulzamāt	الْمُلْزَمَات al-mulzamāt
Nominative	مُلْزَمُونَ mulzamūna	الْمُلْزَمُونَ al-mulzamūna	مُلْزَمَاتٌ mulzamātun	الْمُلْزَمَاتُ al-mulzamātu
Accusative	مُلْزَمِينَ mulzamīna	الْمُلْزَمِينَ al-mulzamīna	مُلْزَمَاتٍ mulzamātin	الْمُلْزَمَاتِ al-mulzamāti
Genitive	مُلْزَمِينَ mulzamīna	الْمُلْزَمِينَ al-mulzamīna	مُلْزَمَاتٍ mulzamātin	الْمُلْزَمَاتِ al-mulzamāti

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of أَلْزَمَ (ʔalzama, “to oblige”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mul.zim/
• Rhymes: -im

Adjective

مُلْزِم • (mulzim) (feminine مُلْزِمَة (mulzima), masculine plural مُلْزِمُونَ (mulzimūna), feminine plural مُلْزِمَات (mulzimāt))

1. binding, obligatory

   Synonym: إِجْبَارِيّ (ʔijbāriyy)

Declension

Declension of adjective مُلْزِم (mulzim)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُلْزِم mulzim	الْمُلْزِم al-mulzim	مُلْزِمَة mulzima	الْمُلْزِمَة al-mulzima
Nominative	مُلْزِمٌ mulzimun	الْمُلْزِمُ al-mulzimu	مُلْزِمَةٌ mulzimatun	الْمُلْزِمَةُ al-mulzimatu
Accusative	مُلْزِمًا mulziman	الْمُلْزِمَ al-mulzima	مُلْزِمَةً mulzimatan	الْمُلْزِمَةَ al-mulzimata
Genitive	مُلْزِمٍ mulzimin	الْمُلْزِمِ al-mulzimi	مُلْزِمَةٍ mulzimatin	الْمُلْزِمَةِ al-mulzimati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُلْزِمَيْن mulzimayn	الْمُلْزِمَيْن al-mulzimayn	مُلْزِمَتَيْن mulzimatayn	الْمُلْزِمَتَيْن al-mulzimatayn
Nominative	مُلْزِمَانِ mulzimāni	الْمُلْزِمَانِ al-mulzimāni	مُلْزِمَتَانِ mulzimatāni	الْمُلْزِمَتَانِ al-mulzimatāni
Accusative	مُلْزِمَيْنِ mulzimayni	الْمُلْزِمَيْنِ al-mulzimayni	مُلْزِمَتَيْنِ mulzimatayni	الْمُلْزِمَتَيْنِ al-mulzimatayni
Genitive	مُلْزِمَيْنِ mulzimayni	الْمُلْزِمَيْنِ al-mulzimayni	مُلْزِمَتَيْنِ mulzimatayni	الْمُلْزِمَتَيْنِ al-mulzimatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُلْزِمِين mulzimīn	الْمُلْزِمِين al-mulzimīn	مُلْزِمَات mulzimāt	الْمُلْزِمَات al-mulzimāt
Nominative	مُلْزِمُونَ mulzimūna	الْمُلْزِمُونَ al-mulzimūna	مُلْزِمَاتٌ mulzimātun	الْمُلْزِمَاتُ al-mulzimātu
Accusative	مُلْزِمِينَ mulzimīna	الْمُلْزِمِينَ al-mulzimīna	مُلْزِمَاتٍ mulzimātin	الْمُلْزِمَاتِ al-mulzimāti
Genitive	مُلْزِمِينَ mulzimīna	الْمُلْزِمِينَ al-mulzimīna	مُلْزِمَاتٍ mulzimātin	الْمُلْزِمَاتِ al-mulzimāti

Descendants

• → Persian: ملزم (mulzim)
  • → Urdu: ملزم (mulzim)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ملزم (mulzim), from Arabic مُلْزِم (mulzim).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊl.zɪm/

Adjective

مُلْزِم • (mulzim) (Hindi spelling मुल्ज़िम)

1. accused, charged, indictee, convicted, convict

Noun

مُلْزِم • (mulzim) m (Hindi spelling मुल्ज़िम)

1. accused, charged

References

• “ملزم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “ملزم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.