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painful in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- muʾlim
- Arabizi
mu3lim- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Root
- أ ل م
How to use it
مُؤْلِم (muʾlim) describes something that causes physical or emotional pain. It is an adjective that agrees in gender with the noun it modifies. The feminine form is مُؤْلِمَة. Use it for hurts, injuries, or sad experiences.
Example sentences
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الشِّدَّةُ فِي رَأْسِي مُؤْلِمَةٌ جِدًا.
al-shiddatu fī ra'sī muʾlimatun jidًا.
The headache is very painful.
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الجرحُ يَسْتَمِرُّ فِي كَوْنِهِ مُؤْلِمًا.
al-jarḥu yastamirru fī kawnihi muʾliman.
The wound remains painful.
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تجربةُ الفقدانِ كانت مُؤْلِمَةً للقلوبِ.
tajribat al-fuqadāni kānat muʾlimatan lil-qulūbi.
The experience of loss was painful for hearts.
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.
Painful images
صور موجعة.
is very painful.
فهو أمر صعب للغاية.
It's too painful.
فهو مؤلم أكثر من اللازم.
Painful, but no surprise
مؤلم، لكن لا مفاجأةَ
It is obviously painful.
فمن الواضح أن الأمر مؤلم للغاية.
It's so painful. Stop it!
إن ذلك مؤلم، توقف.
It must've been extremely painful.
لابد أنه كان مؤلماً للغاية
It must have been extremely painful.
لابد أنه كان مؤلماً للغاية
Any structural adjustment is painful.
إن أي إصلاح بنيوي لابد وأن يكون مؤلما.
So give them news of painful punishment,
« فبشرهم » أخبرهم « بعذاب أليم » مؤلم.
You will indeed taste a painful punishment,
« إنكم » فيه التفات « لذائقوا العذاب الأليم ».
Separating Iraq’s populations would be painful.
إن فصل سكان العراق سوف يكون مؤلماً.
Questions and answers
Can "painful" be used figuratively?
Yes, you can say a "painful memory", مُؤْلِم.
What is the feminine form?
The feminine form is مُؤْلِمَة (muʾlimah).
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