عادم

Arabic

Root
ع د م (ʕ-d-m)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of عَدِمَ (ʕadima, to lose).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaː.dim/

Noun

عَادِم • (ʕādim) m (plural عَوَادِم (ʕawādim))

  1. waste, exhaust
    أُنْبُوبُ ٱلْعَادِمِʔunbūbu l-ʕādimiexhaust pipe.

Declension

Adjective

عَادِم • (ʕādim) (feminine عَادِمَة (ʕādima), masculine plural عَادِمُون (ʕādimūn) or عَوَادِم (ʕawādim), feminine plural عَادِمَات (ʕādimāt))

  1. active participle of عَدِمَ (ʕadima)
  2. devoid
    مَا أَنَا عَادِمُ الجَوَابِ وَلَكِن مَا مِنَ الأُسْدِ أَنْ تُجِيبَ الكِلَاب
    mā ʔanā ʕādimu al-jawābi walakin mā mina l-ʔusdi ʔan tujība l-kilāb
    I am not devoid of an answer, but: it is not necessary for a lion to answer the dogs.

Declension

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