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مَلْعُونُ accursed one in Arabic

مَلْعُونُ is how you say “accursed one” in Arabic.

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قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا مَلْعُونُ فَمَا الَّذِي تَخَافُهُ

He said, so I said to him, "O accursed one, what is it that you fear?"

مَلْعُونُ accursed one

A passive participle, naming one upon whom a curse has been laid, the receiving end of the cursing, used here as a term of abuse in direct address. Arabic builds this 'one who has been X-ed' sense through the participle's pattern. It stands as the vocative the dreamer flings at the figure.

From Seeking Refuge from the Devil

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فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا مَلْعُونُ وَمَنْ النَّاسِ

So I said to him, "O accursed one, and who among the people?"

مَلْعُون accursed one

A passive participle, 'one who has been cursed', the receiving end of the cursing, used here as a term of abuse in direct address. Arabic builds this 'one who was X-ed' sense through the participle's pattern. It stands as the vocative the dreamer throws at the figure.

From Seeking Refuge from the Devil

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