Arabic edit

Verb edit

لَزِمَ (lazima) I, non-past يَلْزَمُ‎ (yalzamu)

  1. to cling, to adhere, to belong to, to attend, to accompany something
  2. to persist, persevere in, stick, keep to, keep doing something
  3. to adhere, be attached, keep close, stick to someone
  4. to be inseparable from
  5. to stay permanently in
  6. to be necessary
  7. to be requisite, imperative, indispensable for someone
  8. to be incumbent upon someone, be someone’s duty

Conjugation edit

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ل ز م
3 terms

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /li.zim/, [ˈli.zɪm]
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Verb edit

لزم (lizim) I (present بلزم (bilzam))

  1. to be necessary

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of لزم (lizim)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m لزمت (lzimt) لزمت (lzimt) لزم (lizim) لزمنا (lzimna) لزمتو (lzimtu) لزمو (lizmu)
f لزمتي (lzimti) لزمت (lizmat)
present m بلزم (balzam) بتلزم (btilzam) بلزم (bilzam) منلزم (mnilzam) بتلزمو (btilzamu) بلزمو (bilzamu)
f بتلزمي (btilzami) بتلزم (btilzam)
subjunctive m ألزم (ʔalzam) تلزم (tilzam) يلزم (yilzam) نلزم (nilzam) تلزمو (tilzamu) يلزمو (yilzamu)
f تلزمي (tilzami) تلزم (tilzam)
imperative m الزم (ilzam) الزمو (ilzamu)
f الزمي (ilzami)