ظالم

ظالم

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ظ ل م‎ (ẓ-l-m).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðˤaː.lim/

Adjective

ظَالِم • (ẓālim) (feminine ظَالِمَةٌ‎ (ẓālimatun), masculine plural ظَالِمُونَ‎ (ẓālimūna) or ظُلَّام‎ (ẓullām) or ظَلَمَة‎ (ẓalama), feminine plural ظَالِمَات‎ (ẓālimāt))

1. active participle of ظَلَمَ‎ (ẓalama)
   1. unjust; tyrannical, oppressing, iniquitous

      Synonym: غَاشِم‎ (ḡāšim)

      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:35:

        ‏وَدَخَلَ جَنَّتَهُ وَهُوَ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِ قَالَ مَا أَظُنُّ أَن تَبِيدَ هَٰذِهِ أَبَدًا‎

        wadaḵala jannatahu wahuwa ẓālimun llinafsihi qāla mā ʾaẓunnu ʾan tabīda hāḏihi ʾabadan

        And he entered his garden while he was unjust to himself. He said, "I do not think that this will perish - ever.

Declension

Declension of adjective ظَالِم (ẓālim)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ظَالِم ẓālim	الظَّالِم‎ aẓ-ẓālim	ظَالِمَة‎ ẓālima	الظَّالِمَة‎ aẓ-ẓālima
Nominative	ظَالِمٌ ẓālimun	الظَّالِمُ‎ aẓ-ẓālimu	ظَالِمَةٌ‎ ẓālimatun	الظَّالِمَةُ‎ aẓ-ẓālimatu
Accusative	ظَالِمًا‎ ẓāliman	الظَّالِمَ‎ aẓ-ẓālima	ظَالِمَةً‎ ẓālimatan	الظَّالِمَةَ‎ aẓ-ẓālimata
Genitive	ظَالِمٍ ẓālimin	الظَّالِمِ‎ aẓ-ẓālimi	ظَالِمَةٍ‎ ẓālimatin	الظَّالِمَةِ‎ aẓ-ẓālimati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ظَالِمَيْن‎ ẓālimayn	الظَّالِمَيْن‎ aẓ-ẓālimayn	ظَالِمَتَيْن‎ ẓālimatayn	الظَّالِمَتَيْن‎ aẓ-ẓālimatayn
Nominative	ظَالِمَانِ‎ ẓālimāni	الظَّالِمَانِ‎ aẓ-ẓālimāni	ظَالِمَتَانِ‎ ẓālimatāni	الظَّالِمَتَانِ‎ aẓ-ẓālimatāni
Accusative	ظَالِمَيْنِ‎ ẓālimayni	الظَّالِمَيْنِ‎ aẓ-ẓālimayni	ظَالِمَتَيْنِ‎ ẓālimatayni	الظَّالِمَتَيْنِ‎ aẓ-ẓālimatayni
Genitive	ظَالِمَيْنِ‎ ẓālimayni	الظَّالِمَيْنِ‎ aẓ-ẓālimayni	ظَالِمَتَيْنِ‎ ẓālimatayni	الظَّالِمَتَيْنِ‎ aẓ-ẓālimatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ظَالِمِين‎‎; ظُلَّام‎‎; ظَلَمَة‎ ẓālimīn‎; ẓullām‎; ẓalama	الظَّالِمِين‎‎; الظُّلَّام‎‎; الظَّلَمَة‎ aẓ-ẓālimīn‎; aẓ-ẓullām‎; aẓ-ẓalama	ظَالِمَات‎ ẓālimāt	الظَّالِمَات‎ aẓ-ẓālimāt
Nominative	ظَالِمُونَ‎‎; ظُلَّامٌ‎‎; ظَلَمَةٌ‎ ẓālimūna‎; ẓullāmun‎; ẓalamatun	الظَّالِمُونَ‎‎; الظُّلَّامُ‎‎; الظَّلَمَةُ‎ aẓ-ẓālimūna‎; aẓ-ẓullāmu‎; aẓ-ẓalamatu	ظَالِمَاتٌ‎ ẓālimātun	الظَّالِمَاتُ‎ aẓ-ẓālimātu
Accusative	ظَالِمِينَ‎‎; ظُلَّامًا‎‎; ظَلَمَةً‎ ẓālimīna‎; ẓullāman‎; ẓalamatan	الظَّالِمِينَ‎‎; الظُّلَّامَ‎‎; الظَّلَمَةَ‎ aẓ-ẓālimīna‎; aẓ-ẓullāma‎; aẓ-ẓalamata	ظَالِمَاتٍ‎ ẓālimātin	الظَّالِمَاتِ‎ aẓ-ẓālimāti
Genitive	ظَالِمِينَ‎‎; ظُلَّامٍ‎‎; ظَلَمَةٍ‎ ẓālimīna‎; ẓullāmin‎; ẓalamatin	الظَّالِمِينَ‎‎; الظُّلَّامِ‎‎; الظَّلَمَةِ‎ aẓ-ẓālimīna‎; aẓ-ẓullāmi‎; aẓ-ẓalamati	ظَالِمَاتٍ‎ ẓālimātin	الظَّالِمَاتِ‎ aẓ-ẓālimāti

References

• Baalbaki, Rohi (1995), “ظالم”, in Al-Mawrid: A Modern Arabic-English Dictionary, 7th edition, Beirut: Dar El-Ilm Lilmalayin, →ISBN
• Баранов, Х. К. (2011), “ظالم”, in Большой арабско-русский словарь (Bolʹšoj arabsko-russkij slovarʹ), 11th edition, Москва: Живой язык, →ISBN
• Lane, Edward William (1863), “ظالم”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
• Wehr, Hans (1960), “ظالم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 3rd edition, Ithaca, NY: Otto Harrassowitz

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Kohistani Shina

Noun

ظالم (zālim)

1. oppressor, unjust, dictator, tyrannical, wrongdoer

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Munji

Noun

ظالم (zālim)

1. oppressor

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Urdu

Noun

ظالم • (zālim) ? (Hindi spelling ज़ालिम)

1. oppressor, unjust, dictator, tyrannical, wrongdoer

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Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu ظالم‎ (zālim).

Noun

ظالم (zālim)

1. oppressor, unjust, dictator, tyrannical, wrongdoer
2. oppressive

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Yidgha

Noun

ظالم (zālim)

1. oppressor