Arabic

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Root
س ق م (s-q-m)

Etymology

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فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb سَقُمَ (saquma, to become ill).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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سَقِيم (saqīm) (feminine سَقِيمة (saqīma), common plural سِقام (siqām), masculine plural سَقِيمُونَ (saqīmūna) or سُقُم (suqum) or سُقَمَاء (suqamāʔ), feminine plural سَقِيمَات (saqīmāt) or سَقَائِم (saqāʔim))

  1. weak
  2. sick, ailing
  3. faulty
    • a. 966, Al-Mutanabbi
      وَكَمْ مِنْ عَائِبٍ قَوْلًا صَحِيحًا / وَآفَتُهُ مِنَ الْفَهْمِ السَّقِيمِ
      wakam min ʕāʔibin qawlan ṣaḥīḥan / waʔāfatuhū mina l-fahmi as-saqīmi
      And how many are those who criticize a sound saying – while the fault is in their ill understanding!

Declension

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