يؤلم
yu'lim
The Arabic verb for to hurt is يؤلم (yu'lim).
The verb يؤلم is used to describe the action of causing physical pain or injury, often when an external stimulus or person causes the sensation.
Meaning: to cause physical pain and/or injury (verb)
Which one should you use?
Use يؤلم when an external factor causes pain. In contrast, the verb يألم is used to describe the internal state of feeling pain.
How does it change in a sentence?
To indicate who is receiving the pain, you can add suffixes to the verb: adding -ni creates يؤلمني (it hurts me), adding -ka creates يؤلمك (it hurts you, masculine singular) and adding -ki creates يؤلمكِ (it hurts you, feminine singular). The noun form of the verb is ألم, which means 'pain'.
How do you pronounce it?
yu'lim
Did you know?
- The word ألم is a homonym for the first word of the first chapter of the Quran, where it appears as a set of mysterious letters known as الحروف المقطعة.
- In some dialects, the phrase for 'it hurts' is used metaphorically to describe something that is 'painfully' expensive or a 'hurtful' price.
- In many Arabic-speaking cultures, if you want to say something 'hurts' your feelings, you might use a metaphor involving the 'heart' rather than the verb يؤلم, such as saying 'it broke my heart'.
Examples in context
- لن يؤلم.It won't hurt.This sentence shows how to express that something will not cause pain using يؤلم.Tatoeba #665643 by Samer, translation #627050 by CK
- هل هذا يؤلم؟Does this hurt?This is a way to ask if something is causing pain using يؤلم.Tatoeba #8676918 by Ahmed_Waleed, translation #55497 by CK
- لن يؤلمك الطبيب.The doctor won't hurt you.This sentence demonstrates a person not causing pain to another using يؤلم.Tatoeba #11995655 by dididodo, translation #11868725 by Amastan
- عم بوجعنيIt's hurting me
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Nour is showing Ahmed a cut on her finger.
- نور Nourأصبت إصبعي اليوم.Asabtu isba'i al-yawm.I hurt my finger today.
- أحمد Ahmedهل يؤلمك الآن؟Hal yu'limuka al-aan?Does it hurt you now?
- نور Nourنعم، إنه يؤلم كثيراً.Na'am, innahu yu'limu kathiran.Yes, it hurts a lot.
- أحمد Ahmedيجب أن تضعي ضمادة.Yajibu an tada'i dimada.You should put on a bandage.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
