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مُلازِم
lieutenant /muˈlaː.zim/
nounA2#1274 most common
Also: second lieutenant, adjutant, constant companion, adherent
Example sentences
هو مُلازِم في الجيش.
He is a lieutenant in the army.
المُلازِم شابٌّ شُجاع.
The lieutenant is a brave young man.
رُقِّيَ صديقي إلى رُتبة مُلازِم أوّل.
My friend was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant.
أمرَ المُلازِمُ جنودَه بالتقدُّم نحو الحدود.
The lieutenant ordered his soldiers to advance toward the border.
عُيِّن المُلازِمون الجُدُد في وحداتٍ موزَّعة على طول الجبهة.
The new lieutenants were assigned to units spread along the front.
لم يكن المُلازِمُ الشابُّ يُدرك أنّ قراره المتسرّع سيُكلّف الكتيبةَ غالياً.
The young lieutenant did not realize that his hasty decision would cost the battalion dearly.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُلازِمٌ | مُلازِمونَ |
| Genitive | مُلازِمٍ | مُلازِمينَ |
| Accusative | مُلازِماً | مُلازِمينَ |
| Vocative | يا مُلازِمُ | يا مُلازِمونَ |
Word family
لازَمَto accompany, adhere to
مُلازَمةconstant attendance, adherence
لُزومnecessity
لازِمnecessary, indispensable
اِلتِزامcommitment, obligation
Etymology
مُلازِم is the active participle of the Form III verb لازَمَ, from the triliteral root ل-ز-م, which carries the sense of adhering, clinging, and being necessary. The participle means one who keeps close or stays attached. In modern military usage it names the junior officer rank of lieutenant, the officer who stays at the side of his unit. Both the literal sense and the rank trace back to the idea of constant attachment.
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