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لَوْم
blame /ˈlawm/
nounB1#1771 most common
Also: censure, reproach, reproof
Example sentences
لا لَوْمَ عَلَيْك.
There is no blame on you.
اللَّوْمُ لا يُفيد.
Blame is no use.
كانَ لَوْمُ الأُمِّ شَديداً.
The mother's blame was harsh.
لا أُريدُ لَوْمَكَ، لَكِنَّكَ أَخْطَأْتَ.
I do not want to blame you, but you made a mistake.
كَفى لَوْماً، فَما حَدَثَ قَد حَدَثَ.
Enough blame; what happened has happened.
لَيْسَ اللَّوْمُ عَلى المُقَصِّرِ وَحْدَهُ، بَل عَلى مَن سَكَتَ عَنْه.
The blame is not on the negligent one alone, but on whoever kept silent about him.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | لَوْمٌ | None |
| Genitive | لَوْمٍ | None |
| Accusative | لَوْماً | None |
| Vocative | يا لَوْمُ | None |
Word family
لامَto blame, to censure
مَلومblamed, blameworthy
لائِمblamer, one who reproaches
مَلامةblame, reproach
لَوّامةself-reproaching (as in the reproachful soul)
Etymology
لَوْم is the verbal noun of the verb لامَ, "to blame." It comes from the triliteral root ل-و-م, which carries the sense of reproach and censure. The word and its root are common across Classical and Modern Standard Arabic.
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