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التعس

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes ruin, destruction, and downfall. It also encompasses misfortune, evil, and a state of degradation or decline. The verb forms can indicate experiencing or causing such negative states.

Derived headwords

تَعَسٌnoun
  1. 1.
    Ruinboth

    Destruction, perishing, or utter failure.

  2. 2.
    Stumblingclassical

    A tripping or falling, often metaphorically representing a setback or failure.

  3. 3.
    Evilclassical

    Wickedness, depravity, or a morally corrupt state.

  4. 4.
    Distanceclassical

    Remoteness, being far off, often in a negative sense of being distant from good or success.

  5. 5.
    Degradationclassical

    A decline in status, quality, or moral standing; a fall from grace.

تَعِسَverb
  1. 1.
    To be ruinedboth

    To experience ruin, destruction, or downfall.

  2. 2.
    To fallclassical

    To stumble or fall, either literally or metaphorically.

  3. 3.
    To declineclassical

    To fall into a degraded state or condition.

أَتْعَسَverb
  1. 1.
    To cause ruinboth

    To make someone or something fall into ruin, destruction, or misfortune.

  2. 2.
    To make fallclassical

    To cause someone to stumble or fall.

تَعِسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Ruinedboth

    One who has fallen into ruin or destruction.

  2. 2.
    Unfortunateclassical

    Experiencing misfortune or bad luck.

تَاعِسٌadjective
  1. 1.
    Unfortunateboth

    Experiencing misfortune, bad luck, or a state of ruin.

  2. 2.
    Ruinedclassical

    One who is in a state of ruin or destruction.

Parallel reading

الهلاك
Ruin
العثار
Stumbling
السقوط
Falling
الشر
Evil
البعد
Distance
الانحطاط
Degradation
تعست
You have fallen into ruin/misfortune.
تعس
He fell into ruin/misfortune.
تعسه الله
May God ruin him.
أتعسه الله
May God cause him to fall into ruin.
رجل تاعس
An unfortunate man.
رجل تعس
A ruined man.