مظلم
Arabic
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of أَظْلَمَ (ʾaẓlama, “to be or become dark”), denominal verb derived from the root ظ ل م (ẓ-l-m) of ظُلْمَة (ẓulma, “darkness”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
مُظْلِم • (muẓlim) (feminine مُظْلِمَة (muẓlima), masculine plural مُظْلِمُونَ (muẓlimūna), feminine plural مُظْلِمَات (muẓlimāt))
- dark, becoming dark (lack of light)
- black, becoming black (lack of light)
- intensely dark, intensely black
- (figuratively) very evil
Declension
Declension of adjective مُظْلِم (muẓlim)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | مُظْلِم muẓlim | الْمُظْلِم al-muẓlim | مُظْلِمَة muẓlima | الْمُظْلِمَة al-muẓlima |
Nominative | مُظْلِمٌ muẓlimun | الْمُظْلِمُ al-muẓlimu | مُظْلِمَةٌ muẓlimatun | الْمُظْلِمَةُ al-muẓlimatu |
Accusative | مُظْلِمًا muẓliman | الْمُظْلِمَ al-muẓlima | مُظْلِمَةً muẓlimatan | الْمُظْلِمَةَ al-muẓlimata |
Genitive | مُظْلِمٍ muẓlimin | الْمُظْلِمِ al-muẓlimi | مُظْلِمَةٍ muẓlimatin | الْمُظْلِمَةِ al-muẓlimati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | مُظْلِمَيْن muẓlimayn | الْمُظْلِمَيْن al-muẓlimayn | مُظْلِمَتَيْن muẓlimatayn | الْمُظْلِمَتَيْن al-muẓlimatayn |
Nominative | مُظْلِمَانِ muẓlimāni | الْمُظْلِمَانِ al-muẓlimāni | مُظْلِمَتَانِ muẓlimatāni | الْمُظْلِمَتَانِ al-muẓlimatāni |
Accusative | مُظْلِمَيْنِ muẓlimayni | الْمُظْلِمَيْنِ al-muẓlimayni | مُظْلِمَتَيْنِ muẓlimatayni | الْمُظْلِمَتَيْنِ al-muẓlimatayni |
Genitive | مُظْلِمَيْنِ muẓlimayni | الْمُظْلِمَيْنِ al-muẓlimayni | مُظْلِمَتَيْنِ muẓlimatayni | الْمُظْلِمَتَيْنِ al-muẓlimatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | مُظْلِمِين muẓlimīn | الْمُظْلِمِين al-muẓlimīn | مُظْلِمَات muẓlimāt | الْمُظْلِمَات al-muẓlimāt |
Nominative | مُظْلِمُونَ muẓlimūna | الْمُظْلِمُونَ al-muẓlimūna | مُظْلِمَاتٌ muẓlimātun | الْمُظْلِمَاتُ al-muẓlimātu |
Accusative | مُظْلِمِينَ muẓlimīna | الْمُظْلِمِينَ al-muẓlimīna | مُظْلِمَاتٍ muẓlimātin | الْمُظْلِمَاتِ al-muẓlimāti |
Genitive | مُظْلِمِينَ muẓlimīna | الْمُظْلِمِينَ al-muẓlimīna | مُظْلِمَاتٍ muẓlimātin | الْمُظْلِمَاتِ al-muẓlimāti |
Antonyms
- مُنِير (munīr), مُضِيء (muḍīʾ)
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “مظلم”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate