How do you say "adherence" in Arabic?

مُلَازَمَةٌ (mulāzama).

What does the root ل-ز-م mean?

It carries the sense of clinging or holding fast to something, and of being necessarily bound or obligatory.

مُلَازَمَةٌ adherence in Arabic

مُلَازَمَةٌ is how you say “adherence” in Arabic.

Root ل ز م l-z-m. noun (verbal noun of Form III). mulāzama.

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Meaning of adherence in Arabic

constant adherence, keeping close to someone or something
continuous attachment, holding fast without quitting

Example sentence

وَالْعَبْدُ مَأْمُورٌ بِمُلازَمَةِ الأَدَبِ

And the servant is commanded to adhere to proper manners.

بِمُلازَمَةِ to adhere to

'bi-' = 'with/to'; 'mulazama' = 'sticking closely to', so 'to keep close to'; it joins the next word.

From Taming the Lower Self

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How it is used

This is the verbal noun of the Form III verb لَازَمَ, "to keep close, cling, or hold fast to" a person or thing. It describes a sustained, ongoing closeness rather than a single act of clinging.

Words from the same root

لَزِمَهُ to cling to, be incumbent upon him
أَلْزَمَ to oblige, compel, make binding
الْتَزَمَ to commit oneself, take on an obligation
لَازِمٌ necessary, inseparable, essential
لُزُومٌ necessity, obligation

More example sentences

واللذيذ أحمد لولا الإكثار منه وملازمة الطعام التفه

Delicious food is praiseworthy, were it not for overeating it, and sticking to bland food.

وَمُلَازَمَةُ and sticking to

This action-noun, 'keeping constantly to', is fronted by the bound wa- 'and' that ties it to the previous spoiler. As a verb turned noun it names the act of sticking to something, and it heads a possessive pairing with the noun that follows, owning it.

From The Art of Eating Well

Common questions

How do you say "adherence" in Arabic?: مُلَازَمَةٌ (mulāzama).
What does the root ل-ز-م mean?: It carries the sense of clinging or holding fast to something, and of being necessarily bound or obligatory.

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Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).