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عظوا

Root entry · 27 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns causing distress, harm, or offense to someone. It also extends to the idea of something being difficult to digest or causing internal discomfort, particularly in animals, and metaphorically in humans. Finally, it can refer to destruction or death.

Derived headwords

اغتالهverb
  1. 1.
    to assassinateboth

    To kill someone, especially by treachery or surprise.

  2. 2.
    to harm by wordsclassical

    To damage or offend someone through speech.

يقتلهverb
  1. 1.
    to killboth

    To cause the death of a living thing.

تناولهverb
  1. 1.
    to take upboth

    To begin to deal with or handle something.

  2. 2.
    to speak aboutboth

    To mention or discuss a topic.

عظاهverb
  1. 1.
    to grieveboth

    To cause someone great distress or sorrow.

العظاnoun
  1. 1.
    eating of 'Anẓuwānclassical

    The act of camels eating the plant 'Anẓuwān, leading to digestive problems.

العنظوانnoun
  1. 1.
    a type of plantclassical

    A plant that, when eaten by camels, causes them severe digestive issues.

تجترهverb
  1. 1.
    to ruminateboth

    For ruminant animals to regurgitate food from the stomach and chew it again.

تبعرهverb
  1. 1.
    to digestclassical

    To break down food in the stomach and intestines.

عظيverb
  1. 1.
    to be distressedboth

    To be caused great sorrow or distress.

  2. 2.
    to be harmedboth

    To suffer damage or injury.

عظىverb
  1. 1.
    to grieveboth

    To cause someone great distress or sorrow.

يعظينيverb
  1. 1.
    to grieve meboth

    To cause me great distress or sorrow.

يعظيكverb
  1. 1.
    to grieve youboth

    To cause you great distress or sorrow.

يحظيهاverb
  1. 1.
    to pleaseclassical

    To cause someone to feel pleasure or satisfaction.

يعظيهاverb
  1. 1.
    to grieve her/itboth

    To cause her or it great distress or sorrow.

عظاكverb
  1. 1.
    to grieve youboth

    To cause you great distress or sorrow.

شراكverb
  1. 1.
    to angerclassical

    To make someone very angry.

أورمكverb
  1. 1.
    to anger youclassical

    To make you very angry.

أسخطهverb
  1. 1.
    to displeaseboth

    To cause someone to feel annoyed or unhappy.

ساءهverb
  1. 1.
    to displeaseboth

    To cause someone to feel unhappy or disappointed.

عظياverb
  1. 1.
    to grieveboth

    To cause someone great distress or sorrow.

عظوverb
  1. 1.
    to cut off by slanderclassical

    To harm someone's reputation or standing through gossip.

يعظوهverb
  1. 1.
    to cut off by slanderclassical

    To harm someone's reputation or standing through gossip.

عظواverb
  1. 1.
    to cut off by slanderclassical

    To harm someone's reputation or standing through gossip.

وعظيverb
  1. 1.
    to perishclassical

    To die or be destroyed.

العظاءةnoun
  1. 1.
    a wellclassical

    A deep, sweet well located in a specific desert area.

عجاهverb
  1. 1.
    to suffer hardshipclassical

    To experience severe difficulty or distress.

عظاهverb
  1. 1.
    to cause distressboth

    To cause someone great sorrow or distress.

Parallel reading

اغتاله فسقاه ما يقتله
He killed him by giving him something to drink that would kill him.
وكذلك إذا تناوله بلسانه
And likewise if he attacked him with his tongue.
وفعل به ما عظاه أي ما ساءه
And he did to him what grieved him, meaning what displeased him.
العظا أن تأكل الإبل العنظوان
Al-'aẓā is when camels eat the 'Anẓuwān plant.
فلا تستطيع أن تجتره ولا تبعره فتحبط بطونها
And they cannot ruminate it nor digest it, so their stomachs become bloated.
فيقال عظي الجمل يعظى عظا شديدا
And it is said the camel is afflicted, suffering severe 'aẓā.
فهو عظ وعظيان إذا أكثر من أكل العنظوان فتولد وجع في بطنه
He is 'aẓẓ and 'aẓyān if he eats a lot of 'Anẓuwān, leading to pain in his stomach.
وعظاه الشيء يعظيه عظيا: ساءه
And something grieved him, causing him distress ('aẓiyan): it displeased him.
طلبت ما يلهيني فلقيت ما يعظيني
I sought what would distract me, but I encountered what grieved me.
ثم تغاديك بما يعظيك
Then it deceives you with what grieves you.
أردت ما يلهيني فقلت ما يعظيني
I wanted what would distract me, but I said what would grieve me.
يقال هذا للرجل يريد أن ينصح صاحبه فيخطىء ويقول ما يسوءه
This is said of a man who wants to advise his friend but errs and says what displeases him.
ومثله أراد ما يحظيها فقال ما يعظيها
And like it, he wanted what would please her, but he said what would grieve her.
ما تصنع بي؟ قال: ما عظاك وشراك وأورمك؛ يعني ما ساءك
What will you do to me? He said: What grieved you, angered you, and made you furious; meaning what displeased you.
قلت ما أورمه وعظاه أي قلت ما أسخطه
I said what made him furious and grieved him, meaning I said what displeased him.
وعظى فلان فلانا إذا ساءه بأمر يأتيه إليه يعظيه عظيا
And so-and-so grieved so-and-so when he displeased him with something he brought to him, causing him distress ('aẓiyan).
عظو عظا فلانا عظو يعظوه عظو عظوا إذا قطعه بالغيبة
'Aẓwa 'aẓā-n someone, 'aẓwa ya'ẓūhu 'aẓwa 'aẓwā if he cut him off by backbiting.
وعظي: هلك
And 'aẓiya: he perished.
ولقي فلان ما عجاه وما عظاه أي لقي شدة
And so-and-so encountered hardship ('ajāhu) and distress ('aẓāhu), meaning he encountered severity.
ولقاه الله ما عظاه أي ما ساءه
And may God give him what grieves him, meaning what displeases him.