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صارِم
strict /ˈsˤɑː.rim/
adjectiveB2#3610 most common
Also: sharp (blade), resolute, stern
Example sentences
هذا السيف صارِمٌ.
This sword is sharp.
والدي رجلٌ صارِمٌ في التربية.
My father is strict when raising his children.
تفرض المدرسة قوانين صارمة على الطلاب.
The school imposes strict rules on its students.
اتخذت الحكومة إجراءات صارمة لمواجهة الأزمة.
The government took strict measures to confront the crisis.
كان موقفه صارمًا رغم كل محاولات الإقناع.
His stance stayed firm despite every attempt to persuade him.
يصف المؤرخون سيفه بأنه كان صارمًا لا يخطئ ضربةً، رمزًا لحزمه في ساحة القتال كما في قراراته السياسية.
Historians describe his sword as unfailingly sharp, a symbol of his firmness on the battlefield as much as in his political decisions.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | صارِمٌ | صارِمُونَ |
| Genitive | صارِمٍ | صارِمِينَ |
| Accusative | صارِمًا | صارِمِينَ |
| Vocative | يا صارِمُ | يا صارِمُونَ |
Word family
صَرَمَto cut off, sever completely
انصَرَمَto elapse, come to an end (of time)
صَريمةfirm resolve, determination
صِرامthe harvest season, time of cutting (esp. dates)
صَوارِمsharp swords (broken plural, used in classical poetry)
Etymology
صارِم comes from the Arabic triliteral root ص ر م (ṣ-r-m), which carries the core sense of cutting or severing something completely. The pattern فاعِل (active participle) applied to this root yields a word meaning literally 'one that cuts' or 'cutting,' which classical usage applied to a blade sharp enough to sever in one stroke. From there the sense extended metaphorically to a person or decision that cuts through hesitation: firm, decisive, unyielding.
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