عقيم
Arabic edit
| Root |
|---|
| ع ق م (ʕ-q-m) |
Etymology edit
فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb عَقُمَ (ʕaquma, “to be sterile”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
عَقِيم • (ʕaqīm) (feminine عَقِيم (ʕaqīm) or عَقِيمَة (ʕaqīma), common plural عِقَام (ʕiqām), masculine plural عُقَمَاء (ʕuqamāʔ), feminine plural عَقَائِم (ʕaqāʔim) or عُقُم (ʕuqum))
- infertile, unproductive
- barren, sterile
- pointless, ineffectual
- نِقَاش عَقِيم ― niqāš ʕaqīm ― a sterile debate, a pointless discussion
Declension edit
Declension of adjective عَقِيم (ʕaqīm)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | basic singular triptote; singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | عَقِيم ʕaqīm |
الْعَقِيم al-ʕaqīm |
عَقِيم; عَقِيمَة ʕaqīm; ʕaqīma |
الْعَقِيم; الْعَقِيمَة al-ʕaqīm; al-ʕaqīma |
| Nominative | عَقِيمٌ ʕaqīmun |
الْعَقِيمُ al-ʕaqīmu |
عَقِيمٌ; عَقِيمَةٌ ʕaqīmun; ʕaqīmatun |
الْعَقِيمُ; الْعَقِيمَةُ al-ʕaqīmu; al-ʕaqīmatu |
| Accusative | عَقِيمًا ʕaqīman |
الْعَقِيمَ al-ʕaqīma |
عَقِيمًا; عَقِيمَةً ʕaqīman; ʕaqīmatan |
الْعَقِيمَ; الْعَقِيمَةَ al-ʕaqīma; al-ʕaqīmata |
| Genitive | عَقِيمٍ ʕaqīmin |
الْعَقِيمِ al-ʕaqīmi |
عَقِيمٍ; عَقِيمَةٍ ʕaqīmin; ʕaqīmatin |
الْعَقِيمِ; الْعَقِيمَةِ al-ʕaqīmi; al-ʕaqīmati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | عَقِيمَيْن ʕaqīmayn |
الْعَقِيمَيْن al-ʕaqīmayn |
عَقِيمَيْن; عَقِيمَتَيْن ʕaqīmayn; ʕaqīmatayn |
الْعَقِيمَيْن; الْعَقِيمَتَيْن al-ʕaqīmayn; al-ʕaqīmatayn |
| Nominative | عَقِيمَانِ ʕaqīmāni |
الْعَقِيمَانِ al-ʕaqīmāni |
عَقِيمَانِ; عَقِيمَتَانِ ʕaqīmāni; ʕaqīmatāni |
الْعَقِيمَانِ; الْعَقِيمَتَانِ al-ʕaqīmāni; al-ʕaqīmatāni |
| Accusative | عَقِيمَيْنِ ʕaqīmayni |
الْعَقِيمَيْنِ al-ʕaqīmayni |
عَقِيمَيْنِ; عَقِيمَتَيْنِ ʕaqīmayni; ʕaqīmatayni |
الْعَقِيمَيْنِ; الْعَقِيمَتَيْنِ al-ʕaqīmayni; al-ʕaqīmatayni |
| Genitive | عَقِيمَيْنِ ʕaqīmayni |
الْعَقِيمَيْنِ al-ʕaqīmayni |
عَقِيمَيْنِ; عَقِيمَتَيْنِ ʕaqīmayni; ʕaqīmatayni |
الْعَقِيمَيْنِ; الْعَقِيمَتَيْنِ al-ʕaqīmayni; al-ʕaqīmatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| basic broken plural diptote; basic broken plural triptote | basic broken plural diptote; basic broken plural triptote | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | عُقَمَاء; عِقَام ʕuqamāʔ; ʕiqām |
الْعُقَمَاء; الْعِقَام al-ʕuqamāʔ; al-ʕiqām |
عَقَائِم; عُقُم; عِقَام ʕaqāʔim; ʕuqum; ʕiqām |
الْعَقَائِم; الْعُقُم; الْعِقَام al-ʕaqāʔim; al-ʕuqum; al-ʕiqām |
| Nominative | عُقَمَاءُ; عِقَامٌ ʕuqamāʔu; ʕiqāmun |
الْعُقَمَاءُ; الْعِقَامُ al-ʕuqamāʔu; al-ʕiqāmu |
عَقَائِمُ; عُقُمٌ; عِقَامٌ ʕaqāʔimu; ʕuqumun; ʕiqāmun |
الْعَقَائِمُ; الْعُقُمُ; الْعِقَامُ al-ʕaqāʔimu; al-ʕuqumu; al-ʕiqāmu |
| Accusative | عُقَمَاءَ; عِقَامًا ʕuqamāʔa; ʕiqāman |
الْعُقَمَاءَ; الْعِقَامَ al-ʕuqamāʔa; al-ʕiqāma |
عَقَائِمَ; عُقُمًا; عِقَامًا ʕaqāʔima; ʕuquman; ʕiqāman |
الْعَقَائِمَ; الْعُقُمَ; الْعِقَامَ al-ʕaqāʔima; al-ʕuquma; al-ʕiqāma |
| Genitive | عُقَمَاءَ; عِقَامٍ ʕuqamāʔa; ʕiqāmin |
الْعُقَمَاءِ; الْعِقَامِ al-ʕuqamāʔi; al-ʕiqāmi |
عَقَائِمَ; عُقُمٍ; عِقَامٍ ʕaqāʔima; ʕuqumin; ʕiqāmin |
الْعَقَائِمِ; الْعُقُمِ; الْعِقَامِ al-ʕaqāʔimi; al-ʕuqumi; al-ʕiqāmi |