How to Say "Slave" in Malayalam

അടിമ

aṭima/ɐɖimɐ/

The Malayalam word for 'slave' is അടിമ (aṭima).

അടിമ refers to a person owned by another.

Meaning: person owned by another (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

The word is pronounced /ɐɖimɐ/. The romanization is aṭima.

In modern Malayalam, അടിമ is frequently used metaphorically to describe an addiction. For example, a person addicted to alcohol or a phone is often called an അടിമ of that object.
The word അടിമ is derived from the root അടി, which means 'foot' or 'bottom'. It literally describes someone who is placed under the feet of another.
The word അടി inside അടിമ can also mean 'to beat' or 'strike'. This creates a linguistic double meaning where the word evokes both the position of being under a foot and the act of being struck.

അവൻ ഒരു അടിമ ആയിരുന്നു.
avan oru adima ayirunnu.
He was a slave.
അവൾ ഒരു അടിമയായി മാറി.
aval oru adimayi mari.
She became a slave.
അടിമകൾക്ക് സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം വേണം.
adimakalkku swathanthryam venam.
Slaves need freedom.

Rahul and Sridevi are discussing a historical novel.

രാഹുൽ Rahul

ഈ കഥയിലെ നായകൻ ഒരു അടിമയാണ്.
ee kathayile nayakan oru adimayan.
The hero in this story is a slave.
ശ്രീദേവി Sridevi

അതെ, അത് വളരെ സങ്കടകരമാണ്.
athe, athu valare sankadakaramannu.
Yes, that is very sad.
രാഹുൽ Rahul

ശ്രീദേവി, അവൾക്ക് അവനെ സഹായിക്കാൻ കഴിയുമോ?
Sridevi, avalkku avane sahayikkan kazhiyumo?
Sridevi, can she help him?
ശ്രീദേവി Sridevi

അവൾ അവനെ രക്ഷിക്കാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്നുണ്ട്.
aval avane rakshikkan shramikkunnundu.
She is trying to save him.

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