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سخط

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the semantic field of displeasure, anger, and dissatisfaction. It covers the state of being displeased or angry, as well as the act of causing displeasure or anger in another. It also extends to disliking or disapproving of something.

Derived headwords

السُّخْطnoun
  1. 1.
    displeasureboth

    The state of being displeased or angry; dissatisfaction.

  2. 2.
    angerboth

    A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.

سَخِطَverb
  1. 1.
    to be displeasedboth

    To feel displeasure, anger, or dissatisfaction.

  2. 2.
    to dislikeboth

    To regard with aversion or disapproval.

سَخَطًاnoun
  1. 1.
    displeasureboth

    The state of being displeased or angry; dissatisfaction.

  2. 2.
    angerboth

    A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.

تَسَخَّطَverb
  1. 1.
    to dislikeboth

    To dislike or disapprove of something.

  2. 2.
    to find insufficientboth

    To consider something insufficient or unsatisfactory, not meeting expectations.

سَخِطَ الشيءَverb
  1. 1.
    to dislike the thingboth

    To dislike or disapprove of a specific thing.

ساخِطadjective
  1. 1.
    displeasedboth

    Feeling or showing displeasure or anger.

  2. 2.
    angryboth

    Feeling or showing strong annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.

أسْخَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to angerboth

    To cause someone to become angry or displeased.

  2. 2.
    to displeaseboth

    To cause someone to feel annoyed or unhappy.

Parallel reading

السخط والسخط: ضد الرضا
Displeasure and anger: the opposite of contentment.
والفعل منه سخط يسخط سخطا
And the verb from it is sakhta, yaskhatu, sakhatan.
وتسخط وسخط الشيء سخطا: كرهه
And tasakhṭa and sakhṭa the thing, sakhatan: he disliked it.
وسخط أي غضب، فهو ساخط
And he was displeased, meaning he was angry, so he is a displeased one.
وأسخطه: أغضبه
And asakhṭahu: he angered him.
تقول: أسخطني فلان فسخطت سخطا
You say: So-and-so angered me, and I became displeased with displeasure.
وتسخط عطاءه أي استقله ولم يقع موقعا
And tasakhṭa his gift means he considered it insufficient and it did not meet expectations.
يقول: كلما عملت له عملا تسخطه أي لم يرضه
He says: Whenever I did a deed for him, he disliked it, meaning he was not pleased with it.
فهل يرجع أحد منهم سخطة لدينه؟
So does any of them turn away from it out of displeasure with his religion?
السخط والسخط: الكراهية للشيء وعدم الرضا به
Displeasure and anger: dislike for a thing and not being content with it.
إن الله يسخط لكم كذا أي يكرهه لكم
Indeed, Allah is displeased with you regarding such-and-such, meaning He dislikes it for you.