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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to causing harm, offense, or distress to someone. It encompasses actions of annoying, vexing, and treating someone with contempt or disrespect.

Derived headwords

آذَاهُverb
  1. 1.
    to harmboth

    To cause physical or emotional injury or pain to someone.

  2. 2.
    to annoyboth

    To irritate or trouble someone persistently.

اسْتَخَفَّ بِهِverb
  1. 1.
    to treat lightlyboth

    To regard someone or something as unimportant or insignificant.

  2. 2.
    to disrespectboth

    To show a lack of respect or consideration for someone.

  3. 3.
    to mockboth

    To ridicule or make fun of someone, often in a contemptuous way.

Parallel reading

تاساه: آذاه، واستخف به.
He harmed him: he annoyed him, and treated him lightly.