ملزم

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Arabic

Root
ل ز م (l z m)
15 terms

Etymology 1

Derived from the passive participle of أَلْزَمَ (ʔalzama, to oblige).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُلْزَم (mulzam) (feminine مُلْزَمَة (mulzama), masculine plural مُلْزَمُونَ (mulzamūna), feminine plural مُلْزَمَات (mulzamāt))

  1. bound, obliged
    Synonym: مُجْبَر (mujbar)
Declension

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of أَلْزَمَ (ʔalzama, to oblige).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُلْزِم (mulzim) (feminine مُلْزِمَة (mulzima), masculine plural مُلْزِمُونَ (mulzimūna), feminine plural مُلْزِمَات (mulzimāt))

  1. binding, obligatory
    Synonym: إِجْبَارِيّ (ʔijbāriyy)
Declension
Descendants
  • Persian: ملزم (mulzim)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ملزم (mulzim), from Arabic مُلْزِم (mulzim).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُلْزِم (mulzim) (Hindi spelling मुल्ज़िम)

  1. accused, charged, indictee, convicted, convict

Noun

مُلْزِم (mulzimm (Hindi spelling मुल्ज़िम)

  1. accused, charged

References

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