عصمة

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Arabic

Root
ع ص م (ʕ-ṣ-m)

Pronunciation

Noun

عِصْمَة (ʕiṣmaf

  1. defense; protection
  2. chastity, purity, modesty, virtuousness
  3. (religion) infallibility; the inability to issue a wrong teaching (as e.g. of the Shiite imams or Catholic popes)
    1. (Islam) 'ismah

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Persian: عصمت ('esmat)
  • Ottoman Turkish: عصمت (İsmet)

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