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كَرِيم

noble

AdjectiveRoot ك-ر-م

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Highlights

Masculine plural
كَرِيمُون، أَكْرِمَاء، كُرَمَاء
Feminine plural
كَرِيمَات، كَرَائِم
Plural
كِرَام
Elative
أَكْرَم
more / most …

Most common words from the same root

Verb · Form III
كَارَمَ
to treat with generosity or compete in generosi…
Noun
كَرْم
vineyard
Noun
كَرَامَة
dignity
Noun
تَكْرِيم
honoring
Noun
كْرِيم
cream
Verb · Form I
كَرُمَ
to be or become noble

كَرِيم in English

Adjective

  1. noble, noble-minded, beneficent, kind, gracious
  2. generous, liberal
    كَرِيمٌ هُوَ الَّذِي يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَى الآخَرِينَ وَيَسَاعِدُهُمْ بِكُلِّ مَا يَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَيْهِ.He is generous, as he listens to others and helps them with everything they need.
  3. venerable, honored
  4. precious
    حَجَرٌ كَرِيمٌprecious stone
  5. a title of God in Islam
  6. a kind of turtledove

Word origin

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb كَرُمَ (karuma, “to become noble, to become generous”).

Words from the root ك-ر-م

Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →

كَرُمَ · present يَكْرُمُ
Form I · The plain action

to be or become noble; to be or become generous; to be or become precious

كَرَامَة
Verbal noun
dignity
كَرَم
Verbal noun
nobleness
كَرَمَة
Verbal noun
كَرِيم
Active participle · Adjective
noble
كَرَّمَ · present يُكَرِّمُ
Form II · Causative or intensive

to call (someone) noble; to honor, to venerate; to exalt

تَكْرِيم
Verbal noun
honoring
مُكَرِّم
Active participle
مُكَرَّم
Passive participle · Adjective
honoured
كَارَمَ · present يُكَارِمُ
Form III · Done to or with someone

to treat with generosity or compete in generosity with

مُكَارَمَة
Verbal noun
مُكَارِم
Active participle
مُكَارَم
Passive participle
أَكْرَمَ · present يُكْرِمُ
Form IV · Causative

to dignify, to honor, to ennoble

إِكْرَام
Verbal noun
showing honor to
مُكْرِم
Active participle
مُكْرَم
Passive participle
كَرْم
Noun · m.
vineyard
كْرِيم
Noun
cream
أَكْرَمُ
Adjective
elative degree of كَرِيم
مَكْرَمَة
Noun · f.
noble deed
إِكْرَامِيَّة
Noun · f.
tip

كَرِيم: plural and other forms

Singularكَرِيم
Masculine pluralكَرِيمُون، أَكْرِمَاء، كُرَمَاء
Feminine pluralكَرِيمَات، كَرَائِم
Pluralكِرَام
Elative (more / most)أَكْرَم

كَرِيم in a sentence

Dictionary examples

generous

كَرِيمٌ هُوَ الَّذِي يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَى الآخَرِينَ وَيَسَاعِدُهُمْ بِكُلِّ مَا يَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَيْهِ.He is generous, as he listens to others and helps them with everything they need.

precious

حَجَرٌ كَرِيمٌprecious stone

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