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الم

Root: الم

2 entries for this word

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Entry 1

الم alima a (alam) to be in pain, feel pain; to suffer (y from s.th.) II and IV to cause pain or suffering (ه to s.o.), pain, ache, hurt (ه s.o.) V = I; to complain

Entry 2

الم alam pl. آلام ālām pain, ache, suffering, agony│آلام نفسانية (nafsānīya) mental agony; اسبوع الآلام usbū‘ al-a. Passion Week (Chr.)

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