عُدْم
lack
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Plural
أَعْدَام
Verbal noun of
عَدِمَ
to lack
Most common words from the same root
عَدَم in English
Noun · masculine
Verbal noun of عَدِمَ (to lack): the act or idea of the verb.
- non-existence, nothingness
- nothing
- lack, absence
- non-, un-, in-, dis- (with following genitive)
- nonentity
Words from the root ع-د-م
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
عَدِمَ
· present يَعْدَمُ
Form I · The plain action
to lack, not to have; to lose, to miss
أَعْدَمَ
· present يُعْدِمُ
Form IV · Causative
to annihilate, to destroy, to cause to come to an end; to execute (to kill); to be or become poor
اِنْعَدَمَ
· present يَنْعَدِمُ
Form VII · Passive or resultative
to die out, to disappear, to be absent or lacking
اِنْعِدَام
مُنْعَدِم
عَدَم: plural and other forms
| Singular | عَدَم |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَعْدَام |
عَدَم in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
لَيْسَ لَهُ فِي الأَرْضِ نَظِيرٌ. صُنِعَ لِعَدَمِ الْخَوْفِ.Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.Job 41:33, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَلَمْ يَصْنَعْ هُنَاكَ قُوَّاتٍ كَثِيرَةً لِعَدَمِ إِيمَانِهِمْ.And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.Matthew 13:58, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
إِنَّهُ يَمُوتُ مِنْ عَدَمِ الأَدَبِ، وَبِفَرْطِ حُمْقِهِ يَتَهَوَّرُ.He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.Proverbs 5:23, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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