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مءس

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of corruption, فساد, and causing discord or mischief among people. It also extends to describing someone who is heedless, stubborn, or flighty.

Derived headwords

المَأْسnoun
  1. 1.
    Heedless personclassical

    One who does not pay attention to anyone's advice and does not accept their words.

مَأْسadjective
  1. 1.
    Flighty, capriciousclassical

    Describing a man, meaning light-minded and capricious.

مَسَأَverb
  1. 1.
    To corrupt, to spoilclassical

    To cause corruption or spoil things between people.

مَأَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To corrupt, to spoilclassical

    To cause corruption or spoil things between people.

مَأْسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Corruption, mischiefclassical

    The act of causing corruption or mischief.

مَأْسًاnoun
  1. 1.
    Corruption, mischiefclassical

    The act of causing corruption or mischief.

آسُونَnoun
  1. 1.
    Corrupters, mischief-makersclassical

    Those who cause corruption or mischief.

مَأَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To sow discord, to corruptclassical

    To cause discord or corruption between people.

أَرْثَتْverb
  1. 1.
    To sow discord, to corruptclassical

    To cause discord or corruption between people (synonymous with مأس).

مَائِسadjective
  1. 1.
    Sower of discord, corruptorclassical

    One who sows discord or corruption among people.

مُؤَوَّسadjective
  1. 1.
    Sower of discord, corruptorclassical

    One who sows discord or corruption among people.

مُمَأَسadjective
  1. 1.
    Sower of discord, corruptorclassical

    One who sows discord or corruption among people.

مُمَأَسadjective
  1. 1.
    Sower of discord, corruptorclassical

    One who sows discord or corruption among people.

مَأْسnoun
  1. 1.
    Sower of discord, corruptorclassical

    One who sows discord or corruption among people.

Parallel reading

المَأْس: الذي لا يلتفت إلى موعظة أحد ولا يقبل قوله.
Al-Ma's: One who does not turn to anyone's admonition and does not accept their word.
ويقال: رجل ماس بوزن مال أي خفيف طياش
And it is said: a man is 'maas' (like 'maal') meaning light-minded and capricious.
وقد مسأ ومأس بينهم يمأس مأسا ومأسا: أفسد؛
And he corrupted and caused mischief between them, he causes corruption and mischief, meaning he corrupted.
أسوت دماء حاول القوم سفكها، ... ولا يعدم الآسون في الغي مائسا
I have treated blood that the people tried to spill... and the mischief-makers will not lack a corruptor in misguidance.
أبو زيد: مأست بين القوم وأرشت وأرثت بمعنى واحد.
Abu Zayd said: I caused discord between the people, and I mediated and I caused discord, meaning one thing.
ورجل مائس ومؤوس وممآس وممأس: نمام،
And a man is 'ma'is', 'mu'aws', 'mum'as', and 'mum'as': a talebearer.
وقيل: هو الذي يسعى بين الناس بالفساد؛
And it is said: he is one who strives among people with corruption.
ومأس، مثل فعال بتشديد الهمزة؛ عن كراع.
And 'ma's', like 'fa''aal' with a stressed hamza; according to Kra'a.