كَرَم generosity in Arabic
كَرَم is how you say “generosity” in Arabic.
Root ك ر م k-r-m. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar). karam.
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Meaning of generosity in Arabic
- generosity, nobility, liberality generous or honourable quality, e.g. in a person or a horse; opposite of لَئِيم (mean, base)
- high worth, preciousness of a thing: being highly esteemed, prized, or valuable (from the verb كَرُمَ, 'to be/become excellent or precious')
Example sentence
فَإِن غفرها لَهُ فبمحض إحسانه وَكرمه
So if He forgives it for him, it is by His pure kindness and generosity.
وَكَرَمِهِ and generosity
wa- = 'and'; karam means 'generosity'; the ending '-hi' adds 'His' — 'His generosity'.
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How it is used
كَرَم names the core virtue of generosity/nobility of character, prototypically illustrated by a generous horse or a hospitable host, and by extension the high worth of any prized thing or fertile land. The root appears in the Qur'anic divine epithet ذُو الجَلَالِ وَالإِكْرَامِ, "Possessor of majesty and bounty" (Qur'an 55:27).
Words from the same root
- كَرُمَ to be/become highly esteemed, excellent, or precious; also said of land: to be fertile, well-tilled
- كَرِيمٌ generous, noble, high-born; also 'excellent, valuable' of things and land
- أَكْرَمَ to treat someone with honour or courtesy (form IV)
- إِكْرَام the act of honouring; bounty, as in the Qur'anic epithet 'Possessor of majesty and bounty'
- كَرَامَة honour, dignity; also the term for a saint's miracle (thaumaturgy)
- مَكْرَمَة a generous or honourable quality or deed; a means of attaining honour
- تَكْرِمَة an honouring, a mark of honour shown to someone
- تَكَرَّمَ to shun or keep oneself far from something base; or to affect generosity (form V)
More example sentences
وأرحم من أمر ، وأعلم من أوحى ، وأكرم من هدى ،
And more merciful than those who command, more knowledgeable than those who have revealed, and more generous than those who guide,
وَأَكْرَمُ and more generous
This is the bound wa- 'and' plus a superlative, 'and more generous', closing the trio of attributes. The 'more/most' is folded into the pattern, the wa- coordinates it with the others, and it opens a final comparison with the following 'than those who'.
Common questions
- How do you say "generosity" in Arabic?
- كَرَم (karam).
- What is the difference between كَرَم and كَرِيم؟
- كَرَم (karam) is the abstract noun 'generosity/nobility'; كَرِيم (karīm) is the adjective describing a generous or noble person or thing.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).