Arabic edit

Root
ظ ل م (ẓ-l-m)

Etymology edit

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 edit

Adjective edit

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

  1. oppressed, quashed, wronged
Declension edit

Pronunciation 2 edit

Adjective edit

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

  1. unrighteous, oppressive, wicked, unjust, unfair, tyrannical
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Pronunciation 3 edit

Noun edit

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

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

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