zaalím brute, cruel person

Part of Speech n.masc
Vernacular Form ظالِم
Phonetic Form zaalím
Inflection Class aan-decl (Obl): -á, (Pl): -aán
Origin Urdu (Arabic): zaalim
    • brute, cruel person
      • Example 1430:
        míi nu báabu zaalím, thíi báabu qóom qabiilá buṭheé the xátum thíila.
        míi
        1sg.gen
        nu
        prox.nom.MSG
        báabu
        father
        zaalím
        brute
        thíi
        2sg.gen
        báabu
        father
        qóom
        tribe
        qabiilá
        clan
        buṭheé
        all
        the
        do
        -í
        -CV
        xátum
        finished
        the
        do
        -íl
        -pfv
        -a
        -MPL
        This father of mine is a cruel man; he killed your father and all your people.
        Source: A:MAB089
      • Example 1863:
        tas mheerí galí zaalimaanóom.
        tas
        3sg.acc
        mhaaré
        kill
        -í
        -CV
        galé
        leave
        -í
        -CV
        zaalím
        brute
        -aán
        -pl
        -am
        -pl.obl
        Some cruel people had killed him.
        Source: A:GHA076