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معض

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the semantic field of anger, distress, and hardship. It describes the state of being angered or afflicted, as well as the act of causing such a state. It also extends to a specific physical characteristic of female camels.

Derived headwords

مَعِضَverb
  1. 1.
    to be angeredboth

    To become angry or enraged.

  2. 2.
    to be afflictedboth

    To suffer hardship or be distressed by a matter.

مَاعِضٌadjective
  1. 1.
    angeredboth

    One who is angry or enraged.

  2. 2.
    afflictedboth

    One who is suffering hardship or distress.

مَعِضٌadjective
  1. 1.
    angeredboth

    One who is angry or enraged.

  2. 2.
    afflictedboth

    One who is suffering hardship or distress.

أَمْعَضَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to anger himboth

    To cause someone to become angry or enraged.

  2. 2.
    to afflict himboth

    To cause someone to suffer hardship or distress.

مَعَّضَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to anger himboth

    To cause someone to become angry or enraged.

  2. 2.
    to afflict himboth

    To cause someone to suffer hardship or distress.

تَمَعُّضٌverb
  1. 1.
    to become angeredboth

    To become angry or enraged.

  2. 2.
    to become afflictedboth

    To suffer hardship or distress.

إِمْعَاضٌnoun
  1. 1.
    burningclassical

    The act of burning or causing something to burn.

مُعَاضَةٌnoun
  1. 1.
    camel raising tailclassical

    A female camel that raises its tail when giving birth.

Parallel reading

مَعِضَ من الأمرِ، كفرح: غضب، وشق عليه
He was angered by the matter, like 'faraha': he became angry, and it was difficult for him.
فهو ماعض ومعض
And he is angered and afflicted.
وأمْعَضَهُ ومعَّضَهُ تمعُّضاً
And he caused him to become angered and afflicted, with a becoming angered and afflicted.
فامتعض
So he became angered.
والإمعاض: الإحراق
And al-im'aad: is burning.
والمعاضة من النوق: التي ترفع ذنبها عند نتاجها
And al-mu'aadah from the she-camels: is that which raises its tail at its offspring.