ملعون (Mal'oun)

/mælˈʕuːn/insult, religious

What does ملعون (Mal'oun) mean? ملعون (Mal'oun) is a Arabic moderate that translates to “cursed / damned / accursed” in English.

cursed / damned

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"cursed / damned / accursed"

Someone upon whom la'na (divine curse) has been placed. The Quran uses this word for Satan (Iblis al-mal'oun) and for peoples God destroyed. Calling someone mal'oun invokes the same curse that God placed on the devil — you are rejected by God, expelled from divine mercy, destined for hellfire.

يا ملعون، إيش سويت! (Ya mal'oun, eish sawweit! - You cursed one, what have you done!) — Gulf Arabic, reaction to a mess or mistake.