Zalim

from arab

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adjective
Abstract Concept
From arab

Definition

Tyrannical, cruel, and oppressive; acting in an unjust or arbitrary manner without mercy.

Etymology

Borrowed from the Arabic 'zalim', meaning a person who commits injustice. This word has long been absorbed into Indonesian and has undergone a semantic expansion to encompass all forms of arbitrary or oppressive actions.

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