كريم

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كريم^¹

/ka.riːm/

Rhymes with -iːm

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فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb كَرُمَ (karuma, “to become noble, to become generous”).

adjective كَرِيم · karīm · كِرَام · كَرِيمُون · أَكْرِمَاء · كُرَمَاء

noble, noble-minded, beneficent, kind, gracious 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi إِذَا أَنْتَ أَكْرَمْتَ الْكَرِيمَ مَلَكْتَهُ / وَإِنْ أَنْتَ أَكْرَمْتَ اللَّئِيمَ تَمَرَّدَا ʔiḏā ʔanta ʔakramta al-karīma malaktahu / waʔin ʔanta ʔakramta l-laʔīma tamarradā
Similar: نَبِيل · Opposite: لَئِيم
generous, liberal كَرِيمٌ هُوَ الَّذِي يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَى الآخَرِينَ وَيَسَاعِدُهُمْ بِكُلِّ مَا يَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَيْهِ.
Similar: سَخِيّ · Opposite: بَخِيل
venerable, honored
precious حَجَرٌ كَرِيمٌ
definite a title of God in Islam
a kind of turtledove

proper noun كَرِيم · karīm · -

a male given name, Karim and Kareem

كريم^²

/kriːm/
/kreːm/
/ke.reːm/

noun كْرِيم · كِرِيم · krēm · kerēm · krīm

cream
facial cream

In English

cream product to apply to the skin
generous willing to give and share unsparingly
benign kind, gentle, mild
noble having honorable qualities

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {كريم},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}