Arabic vocabulary

كاتمkeeper in Arabic

كاتم is how you say “keeper” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.

Example sentences

والدافق قيل إنه فاعل بمعنى مفعول كقولهم سر كاتم وعيشة راضية
And it is said that "dafiq" is an active participle with the meaning of a passive, like their saying "sir katim" and "ʿīsha rāḍiya."
كَاتِمٌ — 'katim'. An active participle (fa'il form) used as an adjective, agreeing with 'secret' as indefinite. Its form looks active ('concealing'), yet in the phrase it means 'concealed' (passive sense), the very illustration intended.
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