سئم

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Arabic

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Root
س ء م (s ʔ m)
2 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

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سَئِمَ (saʔima) I (non-past يَسْأَمُ (yasʔamu), verbal noun سَآمَة (saʔāma) or سَأْم (saʔm))

  1. to be or become annoyed, discontented, dissatisfied, impatient, irked, irritated, restless
  2. (intransitive, transitive) to be or become bored, tired or weary of [with مِنْ (min)]
    لَقَدْ سَئِمْتُ مِنْ تَكْرَارِهَا لَكُمْ
    laqad saʔimtu min takrārihā lakum
    I am tired of repeating it to you.
  3. to be or become fed up with, to be unable to bear or tolerate [with مِنْ (min)]
  4. to be or become surfeited, satiated, or jaded with [with مِنْ (min)]
    Synonyms: مَلَّ (malla), ضَجِرَ (ḍajira)
    • 520 – 609, زهير بن أبي سلمى, معلقة زهير بن أبي سلمى:
      سَئِمْتُ تَكَالِيفَ الحَيَاةِ وَمَن يَعِش / ثَمَانِينَ حَوْلًا لَا أَبَا لَكَ يَسَأَمِ
      saʔimtu takālīfa l-ḥayāti wa-man yaʕiš / ṯamānīna ḥawlan lā ʔabā laka yasaʔami
      I weary of the offices of life: whoever lives / Around eighty cycles would weary; this, I promise you.

Conjugation

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