لئيم

Arabic
Root
ل ء م‎ (l-ʔ-m)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /la.ʔiːm/
  • Rhymes: -iːm

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

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