أعمى

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See also: اعمي, أعمي, and اعمی

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Color or defect adjective from the root ع م ي (ʕ-m-y).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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أَعْمَى (ʔaʕmā) (feminine عَمْيَاء (ʕamyāʔ), common plural عُمْي (ʕumy) or عُمْيَان (ʕumyān))

  1. blind (unable to see)
    Synonyms: كَفِيف (kafīf), ضَرِير (ḍarīr), مَكْفُوف (makfūf)
    Antonym: بَصِير (baṣīr)
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Maltese: agħma
  • Ottoman Turkish: اعمی (âmâ)
  • Persian: اعمی

Etymology 2

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Verb

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أَعْمَى (ʔaʕmā) IV (non-past يُعْمِي (yuʕmī), verbal noun إِعْمَاء (ʔiʕmāʔ)).

  1. to cause or render blind, to blindfold, to deprive of sight
  2. to cause someone to be blind to a fact, to cause them to be unaware, to be unknowing of
  3. to find someone to be blind or unseeing, to find them to be unable to see what is right
Conjugation
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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أَعْمَى (ʔaʕmā) (form I) /ʔaʕ.maː/

  1. first-person singular non-past active indicative/subjunctive of عَمِيَ (ʕamiya)

Etymology 4

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Verb

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أُعَمَّى (ʔuʕammā) (form II) /ʔu.ʕam.maː/

  1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative/subjunctive of عَمَّى (ʕammā)

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ع م ي
3 terms

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔaʕ.ma/, [ˈʔaʕ.ma]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Arabic أَعْمَى (ʔaʕmā).

Verb

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أعمى (ʔaʕma) IV (present بعمي (biʕmi))

  1. Alternative form of عمى (ʕama)
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of أعمى (ʔaʕma)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m أعميت (ʔaʕmēt) أعميت (ʔaʕmēt) أعمى (ʔaʕma) أعمينا (ʔaʕmēna) أعميتو (ʔaʕmētu) أعمو (ʔaʕmu)
f أعميتي (ʔaʕmēti) أعمت (ʔaʕmat)
present m بعمي (baʕmi) بتعمي (btiʕmi) بيعمي (biʕmi) منعمي (mniʕmi) بتعمو (btiʕmu) بيعمو (biʕmu)
f بتعمي (btiʕmi) بتعمي (btiʕmi)
subjunctive m اعمي (aʕmi) تعمي (tiʕmi) يعمي (yiʕmi) نعمي (niʕmi) تعمو (tiʕmu) يعمو (yiʕmu)
f تعمي (tiʕmi) تعمي (tiʕmi)
imperative m اعمي (iʕmi) اعمو (iʕmu)
f اعمي (iʕmi)

Etymology 2

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From Arabic أَعْمَى (ʔaʕmā).

Adjective

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أعمى (ʔaʕma) (feminine عمیا (ʕamya), masculine plural عميان (ʕumyān))

  1. blind
    Synonyms: كفيف (kafīf), (formal) مكفوف (makfūf)