Arabic edit

Root
ء ث م (ʔ-ṯ-m)

Etymology edit

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb أَثِمَ (ʔaṯima, to sin).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

أَثِيم (ʔaṯīm) (masculine plural أُثَمَاءُ (ʔuṯamāʔu))

  1. (Islam) sinful, unrighteous (describes one who is excessively sinful)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 83:12:
      وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
      wamā yukaḏḏibu bihi ʔillā kullu muʕtadin ʔaṯīmin
      None would deny it except every evildoing transgressor.

Declension edit