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معض

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes feelings of distress, anger, and pain, often stemming from something heard or experienced. It can also refer to specific physical conditions or actions related to animals and people.

Derived headwords

مَعَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to be distressedboth

    To feel distressed, pained, or hurt by a matter or something heard.

  2. 2.
    to be angryboth

    To become angry or displeased.

يَمْعَضُverb
  1. 1.
    to be distressedboth

    Present tense of 'معض', indicating distress, pain, or anger.

مَعْضًاnoun
  1. 1.
    distressboth

    The state of being distressed, pained, or angry.

امْتَعَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to be greatly distressedboth

    To feel intense distress, pain, or anger, often due to a significant event or statement.

  2. 2.
    to be displeasedboth

    To show displeasure or resentment.

امْتِعَاظًاnoun
  1. 1.
    great distressboth

    The act or state of experiencing severe distress or displeasure.

تَمَعَّضَverb
  1. 1.
    to be distressedclassical

    To experience distress or pain.

أَمْعَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause distressboth

    To inflict distress, pain, or suffering upon someone.

إِمْعَاضًاnoun
  1. 1.
    causing distressboth

    The act of causing distress or pain to another.

مَعَّضَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause distressclassical

    To cause someone to feel distress or pain.

تَمْعِيضًاnoun
  1. 1.
    causing distressclassical

    The act of causing distress or pain.

أَمْعَضَنِيverb
  1. 1.
    it pained meboth

    The matter or situation caused me pain or distress.

بَنُو ماعِضname
  1. 1.
    Banu Ma'idclassical

    A group of people who lived in ancient times.

المُعاضَةnoun
  1. 1.
    camel with raised tailclassical

    A female camel that raises its tail during childbirth.

Parallel reading

مَعَضَ من ذلك الأمر، يمعض معضا ومعضا وامتعض منه
He was distressed by that matter, he feels distress, pain, and anger, and he became angry about it.
معض من شيء سمعه
He was distressed by something he heard.
ذا معض لولا ترد المعضا
This is distress, were it not for the repetition of distress.
لما قتل رستم بالقادسية بعث إلى الناس خالد بن عرفطة، وهو ابن أخته، فامتعض الناس امتعاضا شديدا
When Rustam was killed at al-Qadisiyyah, Khalid bin 'Arfatah, his sister's son, was sent to the people, and the people were greatly distressed.
أي شق عليهم وعظم
Meaning it was difficult for them and great.
تستأمر اليتيمة فإن معضت لم تنكح
The orphan girl is consulted, and if she is distressed, she is not married.
أي شق عليها
Meaning it was difficult for her.
تمعضت الفرس
The mare was distressed.
معض معضا غضب
'Ma'ada' means to be angry.
وأمعضه إمعاضا ومعضه تمعيضا: أنزل به ذلك
And 'am'ada' and 'ma''ada' mean to inflict that upon him.
وأمعضني الأمر: أوجعني
And the matter pained me: it hurt me.
بنو ماعض: قوم درجوا في الدهر الأول
Banu Ma'id: a people who lived in ancient times.
المعاضة من الإبل التي ترفع ذنبها عند نتاجها
Al-Mu'adah is a camel that raises its tail during its offspring's birth.