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ذم condemn in Arabic

ذم is how you say “condemn” in Arabic.

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فَلا يَصْلُحُ ذَمُّ الْهَوَى عَلَى الإِطْلاقِ

Thus, desire should not be condemned indiscriminately.

ذَمُّ condemnation

First half of an 'of' phrase: 'the blaming of...'; subject (nominative).

From When Desire Exceeds Its Bounds

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وَإِنَّمَا يُذَمُّ الْمُفْرَطُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ

Rather, only the excess of it is condemned.

يُذَمُّ is condemned

Present-tense passive verb, subject 'it' built in.

From When Desire Exceeds Its Bounds

أُطْلِقَ ذَمُّ الْهَوَى وَالشَّهَوَاتِ لِعُمُومِ غَلَبَةِ الضَّرَرِ

Desire and lusts were condemned in general because harm usually prevails.

ذَمُّ condemned

First half of an 'of' phrase: 'the blaming of...'; subject of the passive (nominative).

From When Desire Exceeds Its Bounds

فَلَمَّا كَانَ هَذَا هُوَ الْغَالِبُ ذَكَرْتُ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ ذَمَّ الْهَوَى وَالشَّهَوَاتِ مُطْلَقًا

Therefore, since this is prevalent, I mentioned in this chapter the condemnation of desires and lusts in general.

ذَمَّ the condemnation

First half of an 'of' phrase: 'the blaming of...'; object (accusative).

From When Desire Exceeds Its Bounds

ووسمت كتابي ب ذمّ الْهَوَى لِذَلِكَ الْمَعْنَى

And I titled my book 'The Condemnation of Desires' for this reason.

بِذَمِّ 'The Condemnation of'

The first noun of a possessive pair — it sets up 'the condemnation of (something)' and hands its definiteness to the noun that follows, so it wears no 'the' of its own. The attached bi- marks it as what the book was branded with.

From When Desire Exceeds Its Bounds

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