ظليم

Arabic

Root
ظ ل م (ẓ-l-m)

Etymology

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 1

• IPA^(key): /ðˤa.liːm/
• Rhymes: -iːm

Adjective

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

1. oppressed, quashed, wronged

Declension

Declension of adjective ظَلِيم (ẓalīm)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ظَلِيم ẓalīm	الظَّلِيم aẓ-ẓalīm	ظَلِيم ẓalīm	الظَّلِيم aẓ-ẓalīm
Nominative	ظَلِيمٌ ẓalīmun	الظَّلِيمُ aẓ-ẓalīmu	ظَلِيمٌ ẓalīmun	الظَّلِيمُ aẓ-ẓalīmu
Accusative	ظَلِيمًا ẓalīman	الظَّلِيمَ aẓ-ẓalīma	ظَلِيمًا ẓalīman	الظَّلِيمَ aẓ-ẓalīma
Genitive	ظَلِيمٍ ẓalīmin	الظَّلِيمِ aẓ-ẓalīmi	ظَلِيمٍ ẓalīmin	الظَّلِيمِ aẓ-ẓalīmi
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ظَلِيمَيْن ẓalīmayn	الظَّلِيمَيْن aẓ-ẓalīmayn	ظَلِيمَيْن ẓalīmayn	الظَّلِيمَيْن aẓ-ẓalīmayn
Nominative	ظَلِيمَانِ ẓalīmāni	الظَّلِيمَانِ aẓ-ẓalīmāni	ظَلِيمَانِ ẓalīmāni	الظَّلِيمَانِ aẓ-ẓalīmāni
Accusative	ظَلِيمَيْنِ ẓalīmayni	الظَّلِيمَيْنِ aẓ-ẓalīmayni	ظَلِيمَيْنِ ẓalīmayni	الظَّلِيمَيْنِ aẓ-ẓalīmayni
Genitive	ظَلِيمَيْنِ ẓalīmayni	الظَّلِيمَيْنِ aẓ-ẓalīmayni	ظَلِيمَيْنِ ẓalīmayni	الظَّلِيمَيْنِ aẓ-ẓalīmayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	broken plural invariable		broken plural invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ظَلْمَى ẓalmā	الظَّلْمَى aẓ-ẓalmā	ظَلْمَى ẓalmā	الظَّلْمَى aẓ-ẓalmā
Nominative	ظَلْمَى ẓalmā	الظَّلْمَى aẓ-ẓalmā	ظَلْمَى ẓalmā	الظَّلْمَى aẓ-ẓalmā
Accusative	ظَلْمَى ẓalmā	الظَّلْمَى aẓ-ẓalmā	ظَلْمَى ẓalmā	الظَّلْمَى aẓ-ẓalmā
Genitive	ظَلْمَى ẓalmā	الظَّلْمَى aẓ-ẓalmā	ظَلْمَى ẓalmā	الظَّلْمَى aẓ-ẓalmā

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ðˤil.liːm/

Adjective

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

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

Declension

Declension of adjective ظِلِّيم (ẓillīm)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ظِلِّيم ẓillīm	الظِّلِّيم aẓ-ẓillīm	ظِلِّيمَة ẓillīma	الظِّلِّيمَة aẓ-ẓillīma
Nominative	ظِلِّيمٌ ẓillīmun	الظِّلِّيمُ aẓ-ẓillīmu	ظِلِّيمَةٌ ẓillīmatun	الظِّلِّيمَةُ aẓ-ẓillīmatu
Accusative	ظِلِّيمًا ẓillīman	الظِّلِّيمَ aẓ-ẓillīma	ظِلِّيمَةً ẓillīmatan	الظِّلِّيمَةَ aẓ-ẓillīmata
Genitive	ظِلِّيمٍ ẓillīmin	الظِّلِّيمِ aẓ-ẓillīmi	ظِلِّيمَةٍ ẓillīmatin	الظِّلِّيمَةِ aẓ-ẓillīmati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ظِلِّيمَيْن ẓillīmayn	الظِّلِّيمَيْن aẓ-ẓillīmayn	ظِلِّيمَتَيْن ẓillīmatayn	الظِّلِّيمَتَيْن aẓ-ẓillīmatayn
Nominative	ظِلِّيمَانِ ẓillīmāni	الظِّلِّيمَانِ aẓ-ẓillīmāni	ظِلِّيمَتَانِ ẓillīmatāni	الظِّلِّيمَتَانِ aẓ-ẓillīmatāni
Accusative	ظِلِّيمَيْنِ ẓillīmayni	الظِّلِّيمَيْنِ aẓ-ẓillīmayni	ظِلِّيمَتَيْنِ ẓillīmatayni	الظِّلِّيمَتَيْنِ aẓ-ẓillīmatayni
Genitive	ظِلِّيمَيْنِ ẓillīmayni	الظِّلِّيمَيْنِ aẓ-ẓillīmayni	ظِلِّيمَتَيْنِ ẓillīmatayni	الظِّلِّيمَتَيْنِ aẓ-ẓillīmatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	ظِلِّيمِين ẓillīmīn	الظِّلِّيمِين aẓ-ẓillīmīn	ظِلِّيمَات ẓillīmāt	الظِّلِّيمَات aẓ-ẓillīmāt
Nominative	ظِلِّيمُونَ ẓillīmūna	الظِّلِّيمُونَ aẓ-ẓillīmūna	ظِلِّيمَاتٌ ẓillīmātun	الظِّلِّيمَاتُ aẓ-ẓillīmātu
Accusative	ظِلِّيمِينَ ẓillīmīna	الظِّلِّيمِينَ aẓ-ẓillīmīna	ظِلِّيمَاتٍ ẓillīmātin	الظِّلِّيمَاتِ aẓ-ẓillīmāti
Genitive	ظِلِّيمِينَ ẓillīmīna	الظِّلِّيمِينَ aẓ-ẓillīmīna	ظِلِّيمَاتٍ ẓillīmātin	الظِّلِّيمَاتِ aẓ-ẓillīmāti

Pronunciation 3

• IPA^(key): /ðˤa.liːm/

Noun

ظَلِيم • (ẓalīm) m (plural ظِلْمَان (ẓilmān) or ظُلْمَان (ẓulmān) or أَظْلِمَة (ʔaẓlima))

1. male ostrich
   • 2006 April 29, “الظليم والربدا أسماء لطائر النعام”, in الرياض‎^[1]:

Declension

Declension of noun ظَلِيم (ẓalīm)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ظَلِيم ẓalīm	الظَّلِيم aẓ-ẓalīm	ظَلِيم ẓalīm
Nominative	ظَلِيمٌ ẓalīmun	الظَّلِيمُ aẓ-ẓalīmu	ظَلِيمُ ẓalīmu
Accusative	ظَلِيمًا ẓalīman	الظَّلِيمَ aẓ-ẓalīma	ظَلِيمَ ẓalīma
Genitive	ظَلِيمٍ ẓalīmin	الظَّلِيمِ aẓ-ẓalīmi	ظَلِيمِ ẓalīmi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ظَلِيمَيْن ẓalīmayn	الظَّلِيمَيْن aẓ-ẓalīmayn	ظَلِيمَيْ ẓalīmay
Nominative	ظَلِيمَانِ ẓalīmāni	الظَّلِيمَانِ aẓ-ẓalīmāni	ظَلِيمَا ẓalīmā
Accusative	ظَلِيمَيْنِ ẓalīmayni	الظَّلِيمَيْنِ aẓ-ẓalīmayni	ظَلِيمَيْ ẓalīmay
Genitive	ظَلِيمَيْنِ ẓalīmayni	الظَّلِيمَيْنِ aẓ-ẓalīmayni	ظَلِيمَيْ ẓalīmay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	ظِلْمَان‎; ظُلْمَان‎; أَظْلِمَة ẓilmān‎; ẓulmān‎; ʔaẓlima	الظِّلْمَان‎; الظُّلْمَان‎; الْأَظْلِمَة aẓ-ẓilmān‎; aẓ-ẓulmān‎; al-ʔaẓlima	ظِلْمَان‎; ظُلْمَان‎; أَظْلِمَة ẓilmān‎; ẓulmān‎; ʔaẓlimat
Nominative	ظِلْمَانٌ‎; ظُلْمَانٌ‎; أَظْلِمَةٌ ẓilmānun‎; ẓulmānun‎; ʔaẓlimatun	الظِّلْمَانُ‎; الظُّلْمَانُ‎; الْأَظْلِمَةُ aẓ-ẓilmānu‎; aẓ-ẓulmānu‎; al-ʔaẓlimatu	ظِلْمَانُ‎; ظُلْمَانُ‎; أَظْلِمَةُ ẓilmānu‎; ẓulmānu‎; ʔaẓlimatu
Accusative	ظِلْمَانًا‎; ظُلْمَانًا‎; أَظْلِمَةً ẓilmānan‎; ẓulmānan‎; ʔaẓlimatan	الظِّلْمَانَ‎; الظُّلْمَانَ‎; الْأَظْلِمَةَ aẓ-ẓilmāna‎; aẓ-ẓulmāna‎; al-ʔaẓlimata	ظِلْمَانَ‎; ظُلْمَانَ‎; أَظْلِمَةَ ẓilmāna‎; ẓulmāna‎; ʔaẓlimata
Genitive	ظِلْمَانٍ‎; ظُلْمَانٍ‎; أَظْلِمَةٍ ẓilmānin‎; ẓulmānin‎; ʔaẓlimatin	الظِّلْمَانِ‎; الظُّلْمَانِ‎; الْأَظْلِمَةِ aẓ-ẓilmāni‎; aẓ-ẓulmāni‎; al-ʔaẓlimati	ظِلْمَانِ‎; ظُلْمَانِ‎; أَظْلِمَةِ ẓilmāni‎; ẓulmāni‎; ʔaẓlimati

See also

• نَعَام (naʕām, “ostriches”)
• رَأْل (raʔl, “young of an ostrich”)