Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

أَثِيمٌ

Root: اثم

Full Definition

أَثِيمٌ : see آثِمٌ.
2 Also A great, or habitual, liar; or one who lies much; and so . So in the Kur ii. 277: or it there signifies Burdened with إثْم [or sin, &c.]. In the Kur xliv. 44, it means, accord. to Fr, The unrighteous, or sinning; like آثِمٌ : or the unbeliever: or, accord. to Zj, in this instance, by the اثيم is meant Aboo-Jahl.

def.2 Also The commission of إِثْم [sin, or crime, &c.,] much, or frequently; and so أَثِيمَةٌ .


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