ظلم

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verb ظَلَمَ · ẓalama · يَظْلِمُ · ظَلْم · ظُلْم · مَظْلِمَة

to wrong, to treat unjustly, to oppress إِنَّمَا السَّبِيلُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَظْلِمُونَ النَّاسَ وَيَبْغُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

ظلم^²

verb ظَلِمَ · ẓalima · يَظْلَمُ · ظَلَم · ظَلِم

to become dark

ظلم^³

verb ظَلَّمَ · ẓallama · يُظَلِّمُ · تَظْلِيم · مُظَلِّم

to be in the least unjust

ظلم^⁴

noun ظُلْم · ẓulm · الظُّلْم · ظُلْمٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of ظَلَمَ (ẓalama) (form I)
wrong, wrongdoing, injustice, injuriousness, tyranny
Similar: جَوْر

ظلم^⁵

noun ظَلْم · ẓalm · الظَّلْم · ظَلْمٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of ظَلَمَ (ẓalama) (form I)

ظلم^⁶

noun ظُلَم · ẓulam

plural plural of ظُلْمَة (ẓulma)

In English

abuse corrupt practice
wrong to treat unjustly
despotism government by a singular authority
oppression act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed
injustice absence of justice
unfairness state of being unfair

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ظلم},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B8%D9%84%D9%85},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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