Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ء ث م (ʔ ṯ m)
3 terms

Cognate with Hebrew אשמה (ʾašma), but compare Persian خشم.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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إِثْم (ʔiṯmm (plural آثَام (ʔāṯām))

  1. verbal noun of أَثِمَ (ʔaṯima) (form I)
  2. sin, guilt, wrongdoing, mistake
    Synonym: ذَنْب (ḏanb)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • English: ithm