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سوء

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

2 سوّأ ذ [ He corrupted, or marred ]. You say, سَوِّ وَلَا تُسَوِّئْ Rectify thou, and do not corrupt, or mar. (A, TA.) [See also 4.] ― -b2- سوّأ عَلَيْهِ He said to him أَسَأْتُ [ Thou hast done ill ]. (M.) You say, سَوَّأْتُ عَلَيْهِ مَا صَنَعَ, (S,) or صَنِيعَهُ, (K,) i. e. فِعْلَهُ, (TA,) inf. n. تَسْوِئَةٌ and تَسْوِىْءٌ, I discommended to him what he had done, or his deed; and said to him أَسَأْتَ [ Thou hast done ill ]. (S, K.) And اـِنْ أَسَأْتُ فَسَوِّئْ عَلَىَّ [ If I do ill, say thou to me, Thou hast done ill ]. (S.)

Derived headwords

سوّأverb
  1. 1.
سَوِّ وَلَا تُسَوِّئْ
سوّأ عَلَيْهِ
سَوَّأْتُ عَلَيْهِ مَا صَنَعَ
اـِنْ أَسَأْتُ
فَسَوِّئْ عَلَىَّ