عدم

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See also: ع د م

Arabic

Root
ع د م (ʕ-d-m)

Verb

عَدِمَ (ʕadima) I, non-past يَعْدَمُ‎ (yaʕdamu)

  1. to lack, not to have
  2. to lose, to miss

Conjugation

Verb

عُدِمَ (ʕudima) I, non-past يُعْدَمُ‎ (yuʕdamu)

  1. not to exist

Conjugation

Antonyms

Noun

عَدَم (ʕadamm (plural أَعْدَام (ʔaʕdām))

  1. verbal noun of عَدِمَ (ʕadima) (form I)
  2. non-existence, nothingness
  3. nothing
  4. lack, absence
  5. non-, un-, in-, dis- (with following genitive)
  6. nonentity

Declension

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Ottoman Turkish: عدم

Noun

عُدْم (ʕudmm

  1. verbal noun of عَدِمَ (ʕadima) (form I)
  2. lack

Declension

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic عَدَم (ʕadam).

Pronunciation

Noun

عَدَم ('adamm (Hindi spelling अदम)

  1. nonexistence, negation, nonentity, nothingness, void
  2. non-possession, lack
  3. being lost

References

  • عدم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • عدم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.