ريم

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ر ي م (r y m)
2 terms

Akin to Aramaic רָמָא (“high; height, hill”), Hebrew רָם (rām, “high”), רָמָה (rāmā, “high place”), Ugaritic 𐎗𐎎 (rm, “high; high place”). Related to Proto-Semitic *rayam- (“to be high, to be raised”).

Noun

رَيْم • (raym) m

1. excess, redundancy, augment
2. height, peak

Declension

Declension of noun رَيْم (raym)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَيْم raym	الرَّيْم ar-raym	رَيْم raym
Nominative	رَيْمٌ raymun	الرَّيْمُ ar-raymu	رَيْمُ raymu
Accusative	رَيْمًا rayman	الرَّيْمَ ar-rayma	رَيْمَ rayma
Genitive	رَيْمٍ raymin	الرَّيْمِ ar-raymi	رَيْمِ raymi

Etymology 2.1

Root
ر ي م (r y m)
2 terms

Noun

رَيْم • (raym) m

1. verbal noun of رَامَ (rāma, “to depart from, to separate oneself from”)

Declension

Declension of noun رَيْم (raym)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رَيْم raym	الرَّيْم ar-raym	رَيْم raym
Nominative	رَيْمٌ raymun	الرَّيْمُ ar-raymu	رَيْمُ raymu
Accusative	رَيْمًا rayman	الرَّيْمَ ar-rayma	رَيْمَ rayma
Genitive	رَيْمٍ raymin	الرَّيْمِ ar-raymi	رَيْمِ raymi

Etymology 2.2

Verb

رَيَّمَ • (rayyama) II (non-past يُرَيِّمُ (yurayyimu), verbal noun تَرْيِيم (taryīm))

1. to stay, to bide, to remain [with بِ (bi)]
2. to overflow, to spout forth

Conjugation

    Conjugation of رَيَّمَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَرْيِيم)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَرْيِيم taryīm
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُرَيِّم murayyim
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُرَيَّم murayyam
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رَيَّمْتُ rayyamtu	رَيَّمْتَ rayyamta	رَيَّمَ rayyama		رَيَّمْتُمَا rayyamtumā	رَيَّمَا rayyamā		رَيَّمْنَا rayyamnā	رَيَّمْتُمْ rayyamtum	رَيَّمُوا rayyamū
	f		رَيَّمْتِ rayyamti	رَيَّمَتْ rayyamat			رَيَّمَتَا rayyamatā			رَيَّمْتُنَّ rayyamtunna	رَيَّمْنَ rayyamna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُرَيِّمُ ʔurayyimu	تُرَيِّمُ turayyimu	يُرَيِّمُ yurayyimu		تُرَيِّمَانِ turayyimāni	يُرَيِّمَانِ yurayyimāni		نُرَيِّمُ nurayyimu	تُرَيِّمُونَ turayyimūna	يُرَيِّمُونَ yurayyimūna
	f		تُرَيِّمِينَ turayyimīna	تُرَيِّمُ turayyimu			تُرَيِّمَانِ turayyimāni			تُرَيِّمْنَ turayyimna	يُرَيِّمْنَ yurayyimna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُرَيِّمَ ʔurayyima	تُرَيِّمَ turayyima	يُرَيِّمَ yurayyima		تُرَيِّمَا turayyimā	يُرَيِّمَا yurayyimā		نُرَيِّمَ nurayyima	تُرَيِّمُوا turayyimū	يُرَيِّمُوا yurayyimū
	f		تُرَيِّمِي turayyimī	تُرَيِّمَ turayyima			تُرَيِّمَا turayyimā			تُرَيِّمْنَ turayyimna	يُرَيِّمْنَ yurayyimna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُرَيِّمْ ʔurayyim	تُرَيِّمْ turayyim	يُرَيِّمْ yurayyim		تُرَيِّمَا turayyimā	يُرَيِّمَا yurayyimā		نُرَيِّمْ nurayyim	تُرَيِّمُوا turayyimū	يُرَيِّمُوا yurayyimū
	f		تُرَيِّمِي turayyimī	تُرَيِّمْ turayyim			تُرَيِّمَا turayyimā			تُرَيِّمْنَ turayyimna	يُرَيِّمْنَ yurayyimna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		رَيِّمْ rayyim			رَيِّمَا rayyimā				رَيِّمُوا rayyimū
	f		رَيِّمِي rayyimī							رَيِّمْنَ rayyimna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	رُيِّمْتُ ruyyimtu	رُيِّمْتَ ruyyimta	رُيِّمَ ruyyima		رُيِّمْتُمَا ruyyimtumā	رُيِّمَا ruyyimā		رُيِّمْنَا ruyyimnā	رُيِّمْتُمْ ruyyimtum	رُيِّمُوا ruyyimū
	f		رُيِّمْتِ ruyyimti	رُيِّمَتْ ruyyimat			رُيِّمَتَا ruyyimatā			رُيِّمْتُنَّ ruyyimtunna	رُيِّمْنَ ruyyimna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُرَيَّمُ ʔurayyamu	تُرَيَّمُ turayyamu	يُرَيَّمُ yurayyamu		تُرَيَّمَانِ turayyamāni	يُرَيَّمَانِ yurayyamāni		نُرَيَّمُ nurayyamu	تُرَيَّمُونَ turayyamūna	يُرَيَّمُونَ yurayyamūna
	f		تُرَيَّمِينَ turayyamīna	تُرَيَّمُ turayyamu			تُرَيَّمَانِ turayyamāni			تُرَيَّمْنَ turayyamna	يُرَيَّمْنَ yurayyamna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُرَيَّمَ ʔurayyama	تُرَيَّمَ turayyama	يُرَيَّمَ yurayyama		تُرَيَّمَا turayyamā	يُرَيَّمَا yurayyamā		نُرَيَّمَ nurayyama	تُرَيَّمُوا turayyamū	يُرَيَّمُوا yurayyamū
	f		تُرَيَّمِي turayyamī	تُرَيَّمَ turayyama			تُرَيَّمَا turayyamā			تُرَيَّمْنَ turayyamna	يُرَيَّمْنَ yurayyamna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُرَيَّمْ ʔurayyam	تُرَيَّمْ turayyam	يُرَيَّمْ yurayyam		تُرَيَّمَا turayyamā	يُرَيَّمَا yurayyamā		نُرَيَّمْ nurayyam	تُرَيَّمُوا turayyamū	يُرَيَّمُوا yurayyamū
	f		تُرَيَّمِي turayyamī	تُرَيَّمْ turayyam			تُرَيَّمَا turayyamā			تُرَيَّمْنَ turayyamna	يُرَيَّمْنَ yurayyamna

Etymology 2.3

Verb

رِيمَ • (rīma) (form I) /riː.ma/

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of رَامَ (rāma, “to depart from, to separate oneself from”)

Etymology 3

Verb

رِيمَ • (rīma) (form I) /riː.ma/

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of رَامَ (rāma, “to aspire to, to aim at, to envisage”)

Etymology 4

From the root ر ي م (r y m) or ر و م (r w m), originally with the sense of climbing up higher, hence also away from others, to depart from, to separate oneself from, to avoid capture, to be wild or free. Related to Proto-Semitic *rayam- (“to be high, to be raised”); cognates with Biblical Hebrew רְאֵם (rəʾem, “oryx, wild cows”), Ugaritic 𐎗𐎜𐎎 (rủm, “auroch, wild buffalo”), Akkadian 𒄞𒄠 (rīmum, “wild bull, wild ass”).

Alternative forms

• رِئْم (riʔm)

Noun

رِيم • (rīm) m (plural أَرْيَام (ʔaryām))

1. wild member of the Bovidae
2. gazelle, antelope, oryx (sand gazelle Gazella leptoceros and goitered gazelle Gazella subgutturosa subsp. marica formerly Gazella marica)

Declension

Declension of noun رِيم (rīm)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رِيم rīm	الرِّيم ar-rīm	رِيم rīm
Nominative	رِيمٌ rīmun	الرِّيمُ ar-rīmu	رِيمُ rīmu
Accusative	رِيمًا rīman	الرِّيمَ ar-rīma	رِيمَ rīma
Genitive	رِيمٍ rīmin	الرِّيمِ ar-rīmi	رِيمِ rīmi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	رِيمَيْن rīmayn	الرِّيمَيْن ar-rīmayn	رِيمَيْ rīmay
Nominative	رِيمَانِ rīmāni	الرِّيمَانِ ar-rīmāni	رِيمَا rīmā
Accusative	رِيمَيْنِ rīmayni	الرِّيمَيْنِ ar-rīmayni	رِيمَيْ rīmay
Genitive	رِيمَيْنِ rīmayni	الرِّيمَيْنِ ar-rīmayni	رِيمَيْ rīmay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَرْيَام ʔaryām	الْأَرْيَام al-ʔaryām	أَرْيَام ʔaryām
Nominative	أَرْيَامٌ ʔaryāmun	الْأَرْيَامُ al-ʔaryāmu	أَرْيَامُ ʔaryāmu
Accusative	أَرْيَامًا ʔaryāman	الْأَرْيَامَ al-ʔaryāma	أَرْيَامَ ʔaryāma
Genitive	أَرْيَامٍ ʔaryāmin	الْأَرْيَامِ al-ʔaryāmi	أَرْيَامِ ʔaryāmi

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

•  IPA^(key): /riːm/

Proper noun

رِيم • (rīm) f

1. a female given name, Reem

References

• Freytag, Georg (1833) “ريم”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 104
• Freytag, Georg (1833) “ريم”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 218
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “ريم”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[3], London: Williams & Norgate, page 998
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “ريم”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[4], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 1203–1204
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “ريم”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[5] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 441
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “ريم”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[6] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 516