Arabic

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Etymology

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Root
ء ز م (ʔ z m)
3 terms

Derived from the active participle of تَأَزَّمَ (taʔazzama, to be critical, to be in a state of crisis).

Adjective

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مُتَأَزِّم (mutaʔazzim) (feminine مُتَأَزِّمَة (mutaʔazzima), masculine plural مُتَأَزِّمُونَ (mutaʔazzimūna), feminine plural مُتَأَزِّمَات (mutaʔazzimāt))

  1. critical, in crisis

Declension

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “أزم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN