أعمى

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See also: اعمي, أعمي, and اعمی

Arabic

Etymology 1

Color or defect adjective from the root ع م ي (ʕ-m-y).

Pronunciation

Adjective

أَعْمَى (ʔaʕmā) (feminine عَمْيَاء (ʕamyāʔ), common plural عُمْي (ʕumy) or عُمْيَان (ʕumyān))

  1. blind (unable to see)
    Synonyms: كَفِيف (kafīf), ضَرِير (ḍarīr), مَكْفُوف (makfūf)
    Antonym: بَصِير (baṣīr)
Declension
Descendants
  • Maltese: agħma
  • Ottoman Turkish: اعمی (âmâ)
  • Persian: اعمی

Etymology 2

Verb

أَعْمَى (ʔaʕmā) IV (non-past يُعْمِي (yuʕmī), verbal noun إِعْمَاء (ʔiʕmāʔ)).

  1. to cause or render blind, to blindfold, to deprive of sight
  2. to cause someone to be blind to a fact, to cause them to be unaware, to be unknowing of
  3. to find someone to be blind or unseeing, to find them to be unable to see what is right
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Verb

أَعْمَى (ʔaʕmā) (form I) /ʔaʕ.maː/

  1. first-person singular non-past active indicative/subjunctive of عَمِيَ (ʕamiya)

Etymology 4

Verb

أُعَمَّى (ʔuʕammā) (form II) /ʔu.ʕam.maː/

  1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative/subjunctive of عَمَّى (ʕammā)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع م ي
3 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaʕ.ma/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Arabic أَعْمَى (ʔaʕmā).

Verb

أعمى (ʔaʕma) IV (present بعمي (biʕmi))

  1. Alternative form of عمى (ʕama)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of أعمى (ʔaʕma)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m أعميت (ʔaʕmēt) أعميت (ʔaʕmēt) أعمى (ʔaʕma) أعمينا (ʔaʕmēna) أعميتو (ʔaʕmētu) أعمو (ʔaʕmu)
f أعميتي (ʔaʕmēti) أعمت (ʔaʕmat)
present m بعمي (baʕmi) بتعمي (btiʕmi) بيعمي (biʕmi) منعمي (mniʕmi) بتعمو (btiʕmu) بيعمو (biʕmu)
f بتعمي (btiʕmi) بتعمي (btiʕmi)
subjunctive m اعمي (aʕmi) تعمي (tiʕmi) يعمي (yiʕmi) نعمي (niʕmi) تعمو (tiʕmu) يعمو (yiʕmu)
f تعمي (tiʕmi) تعمي (tiʕmi)
imperative m اعمي (iʕmi) اعمو (iʕmu)
f اعمي (iʕmi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic أَعْمَى (ʔaʕmā).

Adjective

أعمى (ʔaʕma) (feminine عمیا (ʕamya), masculine plural عميان (ʕumyān))

  1. blind
    Synonyms: كفيف (kafīf), (formal) مكفوف (makfūf)