Arabic

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Etymology

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Derived from the active participle of أَظْلَمَ (ʔaẓlama, to be or become dark), denominal verb derived from the root ظ ل م (ẓ-l-m) of ظُلْمَة (ẓulma, darkness).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /muðˤ.lim/
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Adjective

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مُظْلِم (muẓlim) (feminine مُظْلِمَة (muẓlima), masculine plural مُظْلِمُونَ (muẓlimūna), feminine plural مُظْلِمَات (muẓlimāt))

  1. dark, becoming dark (lack of light)
  2. black, becoming black (lack of light)
  3. intensely dark, intensely black
  4. (figurative) very evil

Declension

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Antonyms

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Descendants

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  • Ottoman Turkish: مظلم (muzlim)

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