لَامَ (laāma)to blame

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb لَامَ (laāma) — “to blame”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation (1): لَامَ يَلُومُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
لَامَ laāmaيَلُومُ yalūmuلُمْ lumلَوْم lawm

Conjugation (2): لَأَمَ يَلْأَمُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
لَأَمَ laaamaيَلْأَمُ yalaamuاِلْأَمْ ailaamلَأْمٌ laamun

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to blame

    • لَامَ الْوَلَدُ أَخَاهُ.The boy blamed his brother.
    • لَامَ الْمُعَلِّمُ الطَّالِبَ عَلَى تَأَخُّرِهِ.The teacher blamed the student for his lateness.
    • لَامَ الْقَاضِي الْمُتَّهَمَ عَلَى فِعْلِهِ الشَّنِيعِ.The judge blamed the accused for his heinous act.
  2. 2. to blame oneself, to hesitate

    • لِمَاذَا تَلُومُ دَائِمًا الْآخَرِينَ عَلَى أَخْطَائِكَ؟Why do you always blame others for your mistakes?
    • لَا تَلُومُ أَحَدًا غَيْرَ نَفْسِكَ عَلَى مَا حَدَثَ.Do not blame anyone other than yourself for what happened.
    • هَلْ تَلُومُ الْحُكُومَةَ عَلَى الْوَضْعِ الاِقْتِصَادِيِّ؟Do you blame the government for the economic situation?
  3. 3. to be consistent

    • لَأَمَ قَوْلُهُ فِعْلَهُ فِي كُلِّ الْمَوَاقِفِ.His words were consistent with his actions in all situations.
    • لَأَمَتِ الْأَدِلَّةُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا فِي هَذِهِ الْقَضِيَّةِ.The evidence was consistent with each other in this case.
    • لَأَمَ التَّقْرِيرُ الْوَاقِعَ الَّذِي نَعِيشُهُ.The report was consistent with the reality we live in.
  4. 4. to close

    • لَأَمَ الطَّبِيبُ الْجُرْحَ بِدِقَّةٍ بَعْدَ الْعَمَلِيَّةِ.The doctor closed the wound precisely after the operation.
    • يَلْأَمُ الْجِلْدُ تَدْرِيجِيًّا بَعْدَ إِزَالَةِ الْغُرَزِ.The skin closes gradually after the stitches are removed.
    • يَجِبُ أَنْ يَلْأَمَ الشَّقُّ قَبْلَ أَنْ نَبْدَأَ بِالدِّهَانِ.The crack must close before we begin painting.
  5. 5. to gather

    • لَامَ الْجُنْدِيُّ أَسْلِحَتَهُ قَبْلَ الْمَعْرَكَةِ.The soldier gathered his weapons before the battle.
    • لَامَتِ الْأُمُّ أَوْلَادَهَا حَوْلَهَا لِتَحْكِيَ لَهُمْ قِصَّةً.The mother gathered her children around her to tell them a story.
    • لَامَ الرَّاعِي قَطِيعَهُ فِي الْمَرْعَى.The shepherd gathered his flock in the pasture.
  6. 6. to heal

    • لَأَمَ الطَّبِيبُ الْجُرْحَ بِخُيُوطٍ دَقِيقَةٍ.The doctor healed the wound with fine stitches.
    • تَلْأَمُ الْجِرَاحُ بِمُرُورِ الْوَقْتِ.Wounds heal with time.
    • اِلْأَمْ جُرْحَكَ بِالْمَطْهَرِ وَالضِّمَادِ.Heal your wound with antiseptic and a bandage.
  7. 7. to mend

    • لَأَمَ الطَّبِيبُ الجُرْحَ بِخُيُوطٍ دَقِيقَةٍ.The doctor mended the wound with fine sutures.
    • لَأَمَ النَّجَّارُ الكَسْرَ فِي الطَّاوِلَةِ بِإِتْقَانٍ.The carpenter mended the break in the table skillfully.
    • لَأَمَتِ الأُمُّ الثَّوْبَ المُمَزَّقَ لِابْنِهَا.The mother mended her son's torn dress.
  8. 8. to reproach

    • لَامَ الْمُعَلِّمُ الطَّالِبَ عَلَى تَأَخُّرِهِ.The teacher reproached the student for his lateness.
    • لَامَتِ الْأُمُّ ابْنَهَا عَلَى إِهْمَالِهِ دُرُوسَهُ.The mother reproached her son for neglecting his studies.
    • لَامَ الْقَاضِي الْمُتَّهَمَ عَلَى فِعْلِهِ الشَّنِيعِ.The judge reproached the accused for his heinous act.

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