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لَزِم
to be necessary /ˈla.zi.ma/
verbB2#3931 most common
Also: to stick to, adhere to, to accompany, stay close to, to be incumbent upon (someone)
Example sentences
لا يَلزَم أن تَقلَق.
You don't need to worry.
يَلزَمُني قَلَم لِأَكتُبَ الواجِب.
I need a pen to write the homework.
لَزِمَ فُلان بَيتَهُ وَلَم يَخرُج طَوال الأُسبوع.
So-and-so stayed in his house and did not go out all week.
يَلزَم على كُلِّ طالِب أن يَحتَرِم أُستاذَه.
Every student must respect his teacher.
لَزِمتُ الصَّمتَ عِندَما سَأَلوني عَن رَأيي الحَقيقي.
I kept silent when they asked me about my real opinion.
لَزِمَهُ عَناء كَبير حَتّى يُقنِعَ أَهلَهُ بِقَراره.
It took him great effort before he could convince his family of his decision.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَلزَم | لَزِمتُ | سَأَلزَم |
| 2sg | تَلزَم | لَزِمتَ | سَتَلزَم |
| 3sg | يَلزَم | لَزِمَ | سَيَلزَم |
| 1pl | نَلزَم | لَزِمنا | سَنَلزَم |
| 2pl | تَلزَمون | لَزِمتُم | سَتَلزَمون |
| 3pl | يَلزَمون | لَزِموا | سَيَلزَمون |
Word family
لازِمnecessary, needed
إلزاميmandatory, compulsory
التِزامcommitment, obligation
أَلزَمَto oblige, to force (someone to do something)
لُزومnecessity, need
Etymology
لَزِم comes from the Semitic triliteral root ل-ز-م, a root native to Arabic rather than borrowed. It appears already in the Quran and in early Classical Arabic poetry with the same two linked senses it has today: something being necessary, and someone or something sticking close to another thing. Because Arabic root grammar builds meaning from three consonants plus a vowel pattern, the same root produces a whole family of related words for obligation and attachment.
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