Arabic vocabulary
اتَّهَمَaccuse in Arabic
اتَّهَمَ is how you say “accuse” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root ت ه م (t-h-m)verb (form VIII)Pronounced ittahama
Meaning of accuse in Arabic
- to suspect (someone), think ill of them
- to accuse (someone) of a wrongdoing — usually with بِ before the charge
Typically construed with بِ to name the charge, as in اتّهمه بالسرقة "he accused him of theft." Lexicographers note that the ت here belongs to the Form VIII verb pattern rather than being a root letter, and that the accusation sense was carried over by reanalysis from the root و ه م ("to suspect, imagine") once that ت was mistaken for radical.
Words from the same root
- تُهْمَةٌsuspicion; an accusation, a charge
- مُتَّهَمٌaccused; a suspect, defendant
- تَتَهَّمَto suspect, accuse
Common questions
- How do you say "accuse" in Arabic?
- اتَّهَمَ (ittahama) — often followed by بِ and the charge, e.g. اتّهمه بالكذب, "he accused him of lying."
- What is the Arabic word for "accusation" or "suspicion"?
- تُهْمَةٌ (tuhmah), the noun from the same root as اتَّهَمَ, meaning suspicion or a formal charge/accusation.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
وَاتَّهِمْهَا عَلَى دِينِكَ
And be suspicious of it regarding your religion.
وَاتَّهِمْهَا — and accuse it. 'wa-' = 'and'; 'ittahim' = a command 'suspect!, accuse!'; '-ha' = 'it/her', so 'and suspect it'.
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