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Highlights
Feminine
مَلْعُونَة
Masculine plural
مَلْعُونُون، مَلَاعِين
Feminine plural
مَلْعُونَات
Most common words from the same root
مَلْعُون in English
Adjective
- outcast, execrable
- cursed, damned
Word origin
Derived from the passive participle of the verb لَعَنَ (laʕana).
Words from the root ل-ع-ن
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مَلْعُون: plural and other forms
| Singular | مَلْعُون |
|---|---|
| Feminine | مَلْعُونَة |
| Masculine plural | مَلْعُونُون، مَلَاعِين |
| Feminine plural | مَلْعُونَات |
مَلْعُون in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
فَقَالَ: «مَلْعُونٌ كَنْعَانُ! عَبْدَ الْعَبِيدِ يَكُونُ لإِخْوَتِهِ».And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.Genesis 9:25, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَلكِنَّ هذَا الشَّعْبَ الَّذِي لاَ يَفْهَمُ النَّامُوسَ هُوَ مَلْعُونٌ».But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.John 7:49, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
مَلْعُونٌ مَنْ يَضْطَجعُ مَعَ حَمَاتِهِ. وَيَقُولُ جَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ: آمِينَ.Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.Deuteronomy 27:23, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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