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أَلْزَم
to oblige, to compel (someone to do something) /ˈʔalzama/
verbB2#4209 most common
Also: to require, to bind (legally), to force
Example sentences
هذا القانون يُلزم الجميع بارتداء الكمامة.
This law obliges everyone to wear a mask.
ألزمني المعلم بحفظ الدرس.
The teacher obliged me to memorize the lesson.
ألزمت الحكومة الشركات بدفع الضرائب في موعدها.
The government obliged companies to pay their taxes on time.
يُلزم العقد الطرفين باحترام الشروط المتفق عليها.
The contract obliges both parties to respect the agreed terms.
ألزم القاضي المتهم بدفع تعويض كامل للضحية.
The judge ordered the defendant to pay full compensation to the victim.
تُلزم المعاهدة الدولية الدول الموقعة بخفض انبعاثات الكربون تدريجيا خلال العقد المقبل.
The international treaty obliges the signatory states to gradually cut carbon emissions over the next decade.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُلْزِمُ | أَلْزَمْتُ | سَأُلْزِمُ |
| 2sg | تُلْزِمُ | أَلْزَمْتَ | سَتُلْزِمُ |
| 3sg | يُلْزِمُ | أَلْزَمَ | سَيُلْزِمُ |
| 1pl | نُلْزِمُ | أَلْزَمْنَا | سَنُلْزِمُ |
| 2pl | تُلْزِمُونَ | أَلْزَمْتُمْ | سَتُلْزِمُونَ |
| 3pl | يُلْزِمُونَ | أَلْزَمُوا | سَيُلْزِمُونَ |
Word family
لَزِمَto be necessary, to stick to something
لَازِمnecessary, essential
إِلْزَامobligation, compulsion
مُلْزِمbinding, obligating
الْتِزَامcommitment, obligation
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root ل-ز-م (l-z-m), which carries the core sense of sticking, adhering, or being necessary. أَلْزَم is the Form IV (causative) verb built on this root, so it turns 'to be necessary or attached' into 'to make necessary for someone, to bind them to it'. This causative pattern is a regular feature of Arabic verb morphology, not a borrowing from another language family.
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