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

Declension of adjective لَئِيم (laʔīm)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لَئِيم laʔīm	اللَّئِيم al-laʔīm	لَئِيمَة laʔīma	اللَّئِيمَة al-laʔīma
Nominative	لَئِيمٌ laʔīmun	اللَّئِيمُ al-laʔīmu	لَئِيمَةٌ laʔīmatun	اللَّئِيمَةُ al-laʔīmatu
Accusative	لَئِيمًا laʔīman	اللَّئِيمَ al-laʔīma	لَئِيمَةً laʔīmatan	اللَّئِيمَةَ al-laʔīmata
Genitive	لَئِيمٍ laʔīmin	اللَّئِيمِ al-laʔīmi	لَئِيمَةٍ laʔīmatin	اللَّئِيمَةِ al-laʔīmati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لَئِيمَيْن laʔīmayn	اللَّئِيمَيْن al-laʔīmayn	لَئِيمَتَيْن laʔīmatayn	اللَّئِيمَتَيْن al-laʔīmatayn
Nominative	لَئِيمَانِ laʔīmāni	اللَّئِيمَانِ al-laʔīmāni	لَئِيمَتَانِ laʔīmatāni	اللَّئِيمَتَانِ al-laʔīmatāni
Accusative	لَئِيمَيْنِ laʔīmayni	اللَّئِيمَيْنِ al-laʔīmayni	لَئِيمَتَيْنِ laʔīmatayni	اللَّئِيمَتَيْنِ al-laʔīmatayni
Genitive	لَئِيمَيْنِ laʔīmayni	اللَّئِيمَيْنِ al-laʔīmayni	لَئِيمَتَيْنِ laʔīmatayni	اللَّئِيمَتَيْنِ al-laʔīmatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	لَئِيمِين‎; لُؤَمَاء‎; لِئَام laʔīmīn‎; luʔamāʔ‎; liʔām	اللَّئِيمِين‎; اللُّؤَمَاء‎; اللِّئَام al-laʔīmīn‎; al-luʔamāʔ‎; al-liʔām	لَئِمَات‎; لِئَام laʔimāt‎; liʔām	اللَّئِمَات‎; اللِّئَام al-laʔimāt‎; al-liʔām
Nominative	لَئِيمُونَ‎; لُؤَمَاءُ‎; لِئَامٌ laʔīmūna‎; luʔamāʔu‎; liʔāmun	اللَّئِيمُونَ‎; اللُّؤَمَاءُ‎; اللِّئَامُ al-laʔīmūna‎; al-luʔamāʔu‎; al-liʔāmu	لَئِمَاتٌ‎; لِئَامٌ laʔimātun‎; liʔāmun	اللَّئِمَاتُ‎; اللِّئَامُ al-laʔimātu‎; al-liʔāmu
Accusative	لَئِيمِينَ‎; لُؤَمَاءَ‎; لِئَامًا laʔīmīna‎; luʔamāʔa‎; liʔāman	اللَّئِيمِينَ‎; اللُّؤَمَاءَ‎; اللِّئَامَ al-laʔīmīna‎; al-luʔamāʔa‎; al-liʔāma	لَئِمَاتٍ‎; لِئَامًا laʔimātin‎; liʔāman	اللَّئِمَاتِ‎; اللِّئَامَ al-laʔimāti‎; al-liʔāma
Genitive	لَئِيمِينَ‎; لُؤَمَاءَ‎; لِئَامٍ laʔīmīna‎; luʔamāʔa‎; liʔāmin	اللَّئِيمِينَ‎; اللُّؤَمَاءِ‎; اللِّئَامِ al-laʔīmīna‎; al-luʔamāʔi‎; al-liʔāmi	لَئِمَاتٍ‎; لِئَامٍ laʔimātin‎; liʔāmin	اللَّئِمَاتِ‎; اللِّئَامِ al-laʔimāti‎; al-liʔāmi