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قعظ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes the act of imposing hardship or difficulty upon someone, especially in a matter they were previously uninvolved with or unaware of. It signifies making something arduous or troublesome for another person.

Derived headwords

أَقْعَظَverb
  1. 1.
    to impose hardshipclassical

    To cause someone to experience difficulty or hardship in a matter, particularly one they were previously detached from or unaware of.

  2. 2.
    to make difficultclassical

    To make something arduous or troublesome for someone.

إِقْعَاظnoun
  1. 1.
    imposition of hardshipclassical

    The act of imposing hardship or difficulty upon someone in a matter they were previously uninvolved with.

Parallel reading

أقعظني فلان إقعاظا إذا أدخل عليك مشقة في أمر كنت عنه بمعزل
So-and-so imposed hardship upon me with imposition, if he introduced difficulty upon you in a matter you were detached from.
وأقعظه: شق عليه
And it made it difficult for him: it became arduous for him.