ظليم

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Arabic

Root
ظ ل م (ẓ l m)
12 terms

Etymology 1.1

From the root ظ ل م (ẓ-l-m), the male ostrich being so called because of its black colour, see the other meanings in this root.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ظَلِيم (ẓalīm) (common plural ظَلْمَى (ẓalmā))

  1. oppressed, quashed, wronged
Declension

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

Adjective

ظِلِّيم (ẓillīm) (feminine ظِلِّيمَة (ẓillīma), masculine plural ظِلِّيمُونَ (ẓillīmūna), feminine plural ظِلِّيمَات (ẓillīmāt))

  1. unrighteous, oppressive, wicked, unjust, unfair, tyrannical
Declension

Etymology 1.3

Pronunciation

Noun

ظَلِيم (ẓalīmm (plural ظِلْمَان (ẓilmān) or ظُلْمَان (ẓulmān) or أَظْلِمَة (ʔaẓlima))

  1. male ostrich
    • 2006 April 29, “الظليم والربدا أسماء لطائر النعام”, in الرياض, archived from the original on 27 June 2010:
Declension

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