ملزم

Arabic

Root
ل ز م (l z m)
17 terms

Etymology 1

Derived from the passive participle of أَلْزَمَ (ʔalzama, “to oblige”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mul.zam/
Rhymes: -am

Adjective

مُلْزَم • (mulzam) (feminine مُلْزَمَة (mulzama), masculine plural مُلْزَمُونَ (mulzamūna), feminine plural مُلْزَمَات (mulzamāt))

bound, obliged
Synonym: مُجْبَر (mujbar)

Declension

Declension of adjective **مُلْزَم** (mulzam)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُلْزَم mulzam	الْمُلْزَم al-mulzam	مُلْزَمَة mulzama	الْمُلْزَمَة al-mulzama
nominative	مُلْزَمٌ mulzamun	الْمُلْزَمُ al-mulzamu	مُلْزَمَةٌ mulzamatun	الْمُلْزَمَةُ al-mulzamatu
accusative	مُلْزَمًا mulzaman	الْمُلْزَمَ al-mulzama	مُلْزَمَةً mulzamatan	الْمُلْزَمَةَ al-mulzamata
genitive	مُلْزَمٍ mulzamin	الْمُلْزَمِ al-mulzami	مُلْزَمَةٍ mulzamatin	الْمُلْزَمَةِ al-mulzamati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُلْزَمَيْن mulzamayn	الْمُلْزَمَيْن al-mulzamayn	مُلْزَمَتَيْن mulzamatayn	الْمُلْزَمَتَيْن al-mulzamatayn
nominative	مُلْزَمَانِ mulzamāni	الْمُلْزَمَانِ al-mulzamāni	مُلْزَمَتَانِ mulzamatāni	الْمُلْزَمَتَانِ al-mulzamatāni
accusative	مُلْزَمَيْنِ mulzamayni	الْمُلْزَمَيْنِ al-mulzamayni	مُلْزَمَتَيْنِ mulzamatayni	الْمُلْزَمَتَيْنِ al-mulzamatayni
genitive	مُلْزَمَيْنِ mulzamayni	الْمُلْزَمَيْنِ al-mulzamayni	مُلْزَمَتَيْنِ mulzamatayni	الْمُلْزَمَتَيْنِ al-mulzamatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُلْزَمِين mulzamīn	الْمُلْزَمِين al-mulzamīn	مُلْزَمَات mulzamāt	الْمُلْزَمَات al-mulzamāt
nominative	مُلْزَمُونَ mulzamūna	الْمُلْزَمُونَ al-mulzamūna	مُلْزَمَاتٌ mulzamātun	الْمُلْزَمَاتُ al-mulzamātu
accusative	مُلْزَمِينَ mulzamīna	الْمُلْزَمِينَ al-mulzamīna	مُلْزَمَاتٍ mulzamātin	الْمُلْزَمَاتِ al-mulzamāti
genitive	مُلْزَمِينَ mulzamīna	الْمُلْزَمِينَ al-mulzamīna	مُلْزَمَاتٍ mulzamātin	الْمُلْزَمَاتِ al-mulzamāti

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of أَلْزَمَ (ʔalzama, “to oblige”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mul.zim/
Rhymes: -im

Adjective

مُلْزِم • (mulzim) (feminine مُلْزِمَة (mulzima), masculine plural مُلْزِمُونَ (mulzimūna), feminine plural مُلْزِمَات (mulzimāt))

binding, obligatory
Synonym: إِجْبَارِيّ (ʔijbāriyy)

Declension

Declension of adjective **مُلْزِم** (mulzim)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُلْزِم mulzim	الْمُلْزِم al-mulzim	مُلْزِمَة mulzima	الْمُلْزِمَة al-mulzima
nominative	مُلْزِمٌ mulzimun	الْمُلْزِمُ al-mulzimu	مُلْزِمَةٌ mulzimatun	الْمُلْزِمَةُ al-mulzimatu
accusative	مُلْزِمًا mulziman	الْمُلْزِمَ al-mulzima	مُلْزِمَةً mulzimatan	الْمُلْزِمَةَ al-mulzimata
genitive	مُلْزِمٍ mulzimin	الْمُلْزِمِ al-mulzimi	مُلْزِمَةٍ mulzimatin	الْمُلْزِمَةِ al-mulzimati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُلْزِمَيْن mulzimayn	الْمُلْزِمَيْن al-mulzimayn	مُلْزِمَتَيْن mulzimatayn	الْمُلْزِمَتَيْن al-mulzimatayn
nominative	مُلْزِمَانِ mulzimāni	الْمُلْزِمَانِ al-mulzimāni	مُلْزِمَتَانِ mulzimatāni	الْمُلْزِمَتَانِ al-mulzimatāni
accusative	مُلْزِمَيْنِ mulzimayni	الْمُلْزِمَيْنِ al-mulzimayni	مُلْزِمَتَيْنِ mulzimatayni	الْمُلْزِمَتَيْنِ al-mulzimatayni
genitive	مُلْزِمَيْنِ mulzimayni	الْمُلْزِمَيْنِ al-mulzimayni	مُلْزِمَتَيْنِ mulzimatayni	الْمُلْزِمَتَيْنِ al-mulzimatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُلْزِمِين mulzimīn	الْمُلْزِمِين al-mulzimīn	مُلْزِمَات mulzimāt	الْمُلْزِمَات al-mulzimāt
nominative	مُلْزِمُونَ mulzimūna	الْمُلْزِمُونَ al-mulzimūna	مُلْزِمَاتٌ mulzimātun	الْمُلْزِمَاتُ al-mulzimātu
accusative	مُلْزِمِينَ mulzimīna	الْمُلْزِمِينَ al-mulzimīna	مُلْزِمَاتٍ mulzimātin	الْمُلْزِمَاتِ al-mulzimāti
genitive	مُلْزِمِينَ mulzimīna	الْمُلْزِمِينَ al-mulzimīna	مُلْزِمَاتٍ mulzimātin	الْمُلْزِمَاتِ al-mulzimāti

Descendants

→ Persian: ملزم (mulzim)
- → Urdu: ملزم (mulzim)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (mulzim), from Arabic مُلْزِم (mulzim).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊl.zɪm/

Adjective

مُلْزِم • (mulzim) (Hindi spelling मुल्ज़िम)

accused, charged, indictee, convicted, convict

Noun

مُلْزِم • (mulzim) m (Hindi spelling मुल्ज़िम)

accused, charged

References

“ملزم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“ملزم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.