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Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of harming, deceiving, or speaking ill of someone. It encompasses actions like poisoning, dissuading from good deeds, backbiting, and slandering.

Derived headwords

عِظَاهnoun

1.
Harmclassical
The act of causing harm or distress to someone.

يَعِظُوهُverb

1.
to harmclassical
To cause someone harm or distress.
2.
to deceiveclassical
To trick or mislead someone, often with malicious intent.
3.
to poisonclassical
To administer poison to someone.
4.
to dissuadeclassical
To persuade someone not to do something, particularly good deeds.
5.
to backbiteclassical
To speak about someone in a critical or unpleasant way in their absence.
6.
to slanderclassical
To make false and damaging statements about someone.

Parallel reading

ساءه

It harmed him.

اغتاله

He assassinated him.

فسقاه سما

So he gave him poison to drink.

صرفه عن الخير

He turned him away from good.

اغتابه

He backbit him.

تناوله بلسانه

He attacked him with his tongue.