لئيم

Arabic

Root
ل ء م (l-ʔ-m)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /la.ʔiːm/
  • Rhymes: -iːm

Adjective

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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