سئم

• IPA^(key): /sa.ʔi.ma/

سَئِمَ • (saʔima) I, non-past يَسْأَمُ‎ (yasʔamu)

1. to be or become annoyed, discontented, dissatisfied, impatient, irked, irritated, restless
2. (intransitive, transitive) to be or become bored of [+ مِنْ (object)]; to be or become tired or weary of [+ مِنْ (object)]

   لَقَدْ سَئِمْتُ مِنْ تَكْرَارِهَا لَكُمْ

   laqad saʔimtu min takrārihā lakum

   I am tired of repeating it to you.

3. to be or become fed up with, to be unable to bear or tolerate [+ مِنْ (object)]
4. to be or become surfeited, satiated, or jaded with [+ مِنْ (object)]

   Synonyms: مَلَّ (malla), ضَجِرَ (ḍajira)

   • 520 – 609, زهير بن أبي سلمى, معلقة زهير بن أبي سلمى:

     سَئِمْتُ تَكَالِيفَ الحَيَاةِ وَمَن يَعِش / ثَمَانِينَ حَوْلًا لَا أَبَا لَكَ يَسَأَمِ

     saʔimtu takālīfa l-ḥayāti wa-man yaʕiš / ṯamānīna ḥawlan lā ʔabā laka yasaʔami

     I weary of the offices of life: whoever lives / Around eighty cycles would weary; this, I promise you.