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ضءز

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of injustice, unfairness, and deficiency. It describes actions of cheating, withholding rights, and making unequal divisions, often implying a deliberate act of unfairness.

Derived headwords

ضَأَزَverb
  1. 1.
    to cheatboth

    To act unjustly or unfairly towards someone, especially in a transaction or division.

  2. 2.
    to be stingyclassical

    To be miserly or withhold what is due.

ضَأَزَاverb
  1. 1.
    to cheatclassical

    An alternative form or pronunciation for the verb 'ضَأَزَ', meaning to act unjustly or unfairly.

ضَأَزَ فُلَانًا حَقَّهُverb
  1. 1.
    to withhold someone's rightboth

    To deny someone their rightful due, to cheat them out of what they deserve.

ضَأْزًاnoun
  1. 1.
    cheatingclassical

    The act of cheating or acting unjustly.

ضَأْزًاnoun
  1. 1.
    stinginessclassical

    The act of being stingy or withholding.

قِسْمَةٌ ضَأْزَىadjective
  1. 1.
    unequal divisionclassical

    A division or distribution that is unfair or unequal.

ضَأْزَىadjective
  1. 1.
    unequalclassical

    Lacking fairness or equality; deficient.

ضَأْزَىadjective
  1. 1.
    deficientclassical

    Lacking in quantity or quality; incomplete.

ضَأْزَىadjective
  1. 1.
    unfairclassical

    Not just or equitable.

ضَأْزَىadjective
  1. 1.
    unjustclassical

    Not based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair.

Parallel reading

ضَأَزَ، كَمَنَعَ، ضَأَزَا وضَأَزَا
He cheated, as he prevented, with cheating and cheating.
وفُلَانًا حَقَّهُ: بَخَسَهُ، ونَقَصَهُ
And [he cheated] so-and-so of his right: he defrauded him, and diminished it.
وقِسْمَةٌ ضَأْزَى، ويُثَلَّثُ
And an unequal division, and it is pronounced with three vowels.
لُغَةٌ في ضَيزَى، أي: نَاقِصَةٌ
A dialectal variant of 'ḍayzā', meaning: deficient.