مَلْعُونُaccursed one

Example sentences

• 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 →

• 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 →