عدم

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عدم^¹

Where it comes from

* عَدِمَ (active): IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ʕa.di.ma/

* عُدِمَ (passive): IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ʕu.di.ma/

verb عَدِمَ · ʕadima · يَعْدَمُ · عُدْم · عَدَم

to lack, not to have
to lose, to miss لَا عَدِمْنَاكَ.

verb يُعْدَمُ · عُدِمَ · ʕudima · عَدَم · عُدْم

not to exist

Opposite: وُجِدَ

عدم^²

noun عَدَم · ʕadam · أَعْدَام · الْعَدَم

noun from verb verbal noun of عَدِمَ (ʕadima) (form I)
non-existence, nothingness
nothing
lack, absence
non-, un-, in-, dis- (with following genitive)
nonentity

Opposite: وُجُود

عدم^³

noun عُدْم · ʕudm · الْعُدْم · عُدْمٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of عَدِمَ (ʕadima) (form I)
lack

Thesaurus

verb

Opposite: وُجِدَ

noun

Opposite: وُجُود

In English

nonexistence The state of not existing

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"عدم." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%85. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

عدم. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%85

Chicago

"عدم." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%85.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {عدم},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%85},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

عدم