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لام
to blame /ˈlaː.ma/
verbB1#2248 most common
Also: to reproach, to censure, to reprove
Example sentences
لامَتْني أُمّي.
My mother blamed me.
لا تَلُمْ نفسَك كثيراً.
Don't blame yourself too much.
لماذا تَلومُني دائماً؟
Why do you always blame me?
لامَ المُعلّمُ الطالبَ على تأخُّرِه.
The teacher blamed the student for his lateness.
لا تَلُمْني على ما فعلتُ، فقد كنتُ مُضطرّاً.
Don't blame me for what I did, I had no choice.
مَن ذا الذي يَلومُ الغريقَ إذا تَعلّقَ بالقَشّة؟
Who would blame a drowning man for clinging to a straw?
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَلومُ | لُمْتُ | سَأَلومُ |
| 2sg | تَلومُ | لُمْتَ | سَتَلومُ |
| 3sg | يَلومُ | لامَ | سَيَلومُ |
| 1pl | نَلومُ | لُمْنا | سَنَلومُ |
| 2pl | تَلومونَ | لُمْتُم | سَتَلومونَ |
| 3pl | يَلومونَ | لاموا | سَيَلومونَ |
Word family
لَوْمblame, reproach
لائِمone who blames, a reproacher
مَلومblamed, blameworthy
مَلامةblame, censure
لَوّامةself-reproaching
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic root l-w-m, which carries the sense of blame and reproach. It is a hollow verb: the medial و of the root surfaces as ا in the past tense, giving لامَ. The related noun لَوْم means the act of blaming.
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