No. 76 in Arabic
عدم
Nonexistence; absence.
In a sentence
عدم الحضور إلى الاجتماع أثر على قرارات الفريق.
The absence of attending the meeting affected the team's decisions.
The word 'عدم' is used to indicate a lack or absence of an action (attending in this case).
التأخر سببه عدم الاهتمام بالمواعيد.
The delay is caused by a lack of attention to schedules.
Here, 'عدم' shows the absence or nonexistence of attention towards schedules.
يجب تجنب عدم الالتزام بالقوانين.
Avoiding non-compliance with the laws is a necessity.
In this sentence, 'عدم' expresses the negation of compliance with the laws.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “عدم” in actual Arabic podcasts.
Find “عدم” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Arabic podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appArabic books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).