لئيم

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Arabic

Root
ل ء م (l ʔ m)
4 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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