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guilty in Arabic

مُذْنِب
Pronunciation
mudhnib
Arabizi
mudhnib
Type
adjective · masculine
Plural
مُذْنِبُونَ mudhnibūn
Root
ذ ن ب

Other meanings

  • آثِم ʾāthim — guilty · guilty, sinful (more religious connotation)

How to use it

'Mudhnib' (مذنب) is the most common term for guilty, especially in legal contexts. 'Āthim' (آثم) carries a stronger sense of sinfulness or moral wrongdoing, often used in religious or ethical discussions.

Example sentences

  • المُتَّهَمُ اعْتُرِفَ بِأَنَّهُ مُذْنِبٌ.

    al-muttahamu iʿtrufia bi-ʾannahu mudhnabun.

    The accused was found guilty.

  • شَعَرَ بِأَنَّهُ مُذْنِبٌ لِفِعْلِهِ.

    shaʿara bi-ʾannahu mudhnabun li-fiʿlihi.

    He felt guilty for his action.

  • لَا تَكُنْ آثِمًا بِسَبَبِ شَكِّكَ.

    lā takun ʾāthiman bi-sababi shakkika.

    Don't be guilty because of your doubt.

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

Guilty Democrats

الديمقراطيون المذنبون

Sami was guilty.

كان سامي مذنبا.

Stop feeling guilty.

كفّ عن تأنيب ضميرك.

Clearly, he's guilty.

واضح أنّه مذنب.

You are guilty of murder.

إنك مذنب بتهمة القتل.

And I do not feel guilty.

ولا أشعر بالذنب.

Woe to every guilty impostor

« ويل » كلمة عذاب « لكل أفاك » كذاب « أثيم » كثير الإثم.

Guilty until proven innocent?

بريء حتى تثبت الإدانة؟

No one believes you're guilty.

لا أحد يصدّق أنك مذنِب.

Sami pled guilty to both murders.

أقرّ سامي بأنّه مذنب في الجريمتين.

She said, "Yes." Guilty people got guilty, sad people got sad.

قالت,"نعم" من يشعرون بالذنب شعروا به في ذلك اليوم, من يشعرون بالحزن حزنوا

With regard to guilty pleas, two accused have pled guilty since the last report.

44 - وفيما يخص حالات الإقرار بالجرم، أقر متهمان بجرمهما منذ تقديم التقرير الأخير.

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