سوء

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of badness, evil, harm, and ugliness. It encompasses negative states, actions, and qualities, often contrasted with goodness and pleasure.

Derived headwords

سَاءَ يَسُوءُverb

1.
to displease, to saddenboth
To cause displeasure or sadness; to be the opposite of pleasing someone.
2.
to be bad, to be evilboth
To be of bad quality or morally evil.

سُوءٌnoun

1.
in construct stateboth
in construct state
2.
without leprosyboth
without leprosy

مَسَاءَةٌnoun

1.
with madd (long vowel)both
with madd (long vowel)

مَسَائِيَّةٌnoun

1.
with kasrah on the hamzaboth
with kasrah on the hamza

رَجُلُ سُوءٍnoun phrase

1.
a bad personboth
A person characterized by badness, wickedness, or evil.

الرَّجُلُ السُّوءُnoun phrase

1.
the bad personclassical
Referring to a specific person known for their bad character or actions.

أَسَاءَ إِلَيْهِverb

1.
to treat badly, to harmboth
To act in a way that is the opposite of treating someone well; to inflict harm or mistreatment.

السُّوَّىnoun

1.
evil outcome, punishmentclassical
The bad or evil consequence or punishment for wrongdoing.

السَّيِّئَةُnoun

1.
a bad deed, sinboth
A wrongful act, a sin, or a transgression; the opposite of a good deed.

سَيِّئُ الاِخْتِيَارِadjective phrase

1.
of bad choiceboth
Having poor judgment or making bad decisions.

سَوْءَاءُadjective

1.
ugly, ill-favoredclassical
Describing a woman as physically unattractive or ill-favored.

سَاءَهُ وَنَاءَهُverb phrase

1.
displeased him and burdened himclassical
Something that caused him displeasure and also burdened or afflicted him.

سَاءَ بِهِ ظَنًّاverb phrase

1.
to have a bad opinion of himclassical
To form a negative or unfavorable opinion about someone.

أَسَاءَ بِهِ الظَّنَّverb phrase

1.
to have a bad opinion of himclassical
To form a negative or unfavorable opinion about someone.

سُوءٌnoun

1.
in construct stateboth
in construct state
2.
without leprosyboth
without leprosy

السَّوْأَةُnoun

1.
private partsboth
private parts
2.
obscenityboth
obscenity

السَّوْأَةُ السَّوْءَاءُnoun phrase

1.
a vile traitclassical
A particularly ugly, reprehensible, or wicked characteristic or habit.

سَوَّأَ عَلَيْهِverb

1.
to criticize, to blameclassical
To find fault with someone's actions, to criticize them, or to tell them they have done wrong.

تَسْوِيَةٌnoun

1.
criticism, finding faultclassical
The act of criticizing someone or finding fault with their actions.

تَسْوِيءٌnoun

1.
criticism, finding faultclassical
The act of criticizing someone or finding fault with their actions.

سَاءَ عَلَيَّverb phrase

1.
may it be bad for meclassical
An expression indicating that the speaker has done something wrong or that the outcome is bad for them.

سَاوَايَةٌnoun

1.
displeasure, harmclassical
A state of being displeased or harmed by something seen or experienced.

مُسَايَاةٌnoun

1.
displeasure, harmclassical
A state of being displeased or harmed by something seen or experienced.

مُسَاوِئَةٌnoun

1.
displeasure, harmclassical
A state of being displeased or harmed by something seen or experienced.

مَسَاوِيهَاnoun

1.
its faults, its defectsboth
The inherent flaws, imperfections, or negative qualities of something.

اسْتَاءَverb

1.
to be displeased, to be annoyedboth
To feel displeasure, annoyance, or unhappiness.

Parallel reading

ساءه يسوءه سوءا، بالفتح، ومساءة ومسائية: نقيض سره

Sā'ahu yasū'uhu sū'an (with fatḥa), and masā'atan and masā'iyyatan: the opposite of his pleasure.

والاسم السوء، بالضم

And the noun is as-sū', with ḍamma.

وقرئ (عليهم دائرة السوء)

And it was recited (Upon them is the circle of evil).

ومن فتح، فهو من المساءة.

And whoever pronounces it with fatḥa, it is from al-masā'ah.

وتقول هذا رجل سوء بالإضافة

And you say, 'This is a man of evil' (by annexation).

ثم تدخل عليه الألف واللام، فتقول: هذا رجل السوء

Then you add the definite article, and say: 'This is the man of evil'.

وكنت كذئب السوء لما رأى دما * بصاحبه يوما أحال على الدم

And I was like the wolf of evil when it saw blood * on its companion one day, it turned to the blood.

ولا يقال: هذا رجل السوء بالضم.

And it is not said: 'This is the man of evil' (with ḍamma).

وأساء إليه: نقيض أحسن إليه.

And 'asa'a ilayhi: the opposite of 'aḥsana ilayhi' (to treat him well).

والسوآى نقيض الحسنى

And as-suwā is the opposite of al-ḥusnā (the best).

وفي القرآن: (ثم كان عاقبة الذين أساؤا السوآى)

And in the Qur'an: (Then the consequence of those who did evil was evil).

والسيئة أصلها سيوئة، فقلبت الواو ياء وأدغمت.

And as-sayyi'ah, its origin is sayyi'ah, so the wāw was changed to yā' and assimilated.

ويقال: فلان سيئ الاختيار، وقد يخفف، مثل: هين، وهين، ولين ولين.

And it is said: 'So-and-so is bad in choice', and it may be lightened, like: hayyin, and hayyin, and layyin, and layyin.

ولا يجزون من حسن بسئ * ولا يجزون ms0057 من غلظ بلين

And they are not rewarded for good with badness * And they are not rewarded for harshness with gentleness.

وامرأة سوآء: قبيحة.

And a woman is sawā': ugly.

ويقال: له عندي ما ساءه وناءه، وما يسوءه وينوءه.

And it is said: 'He has from me what displeased him and afflicted him, and what displeases him and afflicts him'.

ابن السكيت: سؤت به ظنا، وأسأت به الظن.

Ibn as-Sikkit: 'Sa'tu bihi ẓannan' (I formed a bad opinion of him), and 'asa'tu bihi aẓ-ẓanna (I formed a bad opinion of him).

يثبتون الالف إذا جاءوا بالالف واللام.

They keep the alif when they bring the definite article.

وقولهم ما أنكرك من سوء، أي لم يكن إنكاري إياك من سوء رأيته بك، إنما هو لقلة المعرفة بك.

And their saying 'Mā ankaruka min sū'' (What makes you unknown to me is not from badness), meaning: my not recognizing you is not due to any badness I saw in you, but rather due to my lack of knowledge of you.

وقيل في قوله تعالى: (تخرج بيضاء من غير سوء)

And it was said regarding the Almighty's saying: (It comes out white, without any defect).

أي من غير برص.

Meaning, without leprosy.

والسوأة: العورة، والفاحشة.

And as-su'ah: the private part, and indecency.

والسوأة السوآء: الخلة القبيحة.

And as-su'ah as-suwā': the ugly trait.

وسوأت عليه ما صنع تسوئة وتسويئا، إذا عبته عليه، وقلت له: أسأت.

And 'sawwa'ta 'alayhi mā ṣana'a taswī'atan wa taswī'an, if you criticized him for what he did, and told him: 'You have done badly'.

يقال: إن أسأت فسوئ علي.

It is said: 'If I have done badly, then let it be bad for me'.

وسؤت الرجل سواية ومساية، مخففان، أي ساءه ما رآه مني

And 'sa'tu ar-rajula sawāyatan wa masāyatan, lightened, meaning: what he saw from me displeased him.

والذين قالوا: سواية حذفوا الهمزة، وأصله الهمز.

And those who said: sawāyah, omitted the hamzah, and its origin is hamz.

والذين قالوا: مساية حذفوا الهمزة تخفيفا.

And those who said: masāyah, omitted the hamzah for lightness.

وقولهم: " الخيل تجري علي مساويها "

And their saying: 'The horses run despite their faults'.

أي إنها وإن كانت بها أو صاب وعيوب، فإن كرمها يحملها على الجري.

Meaning, even if they have ailments and defects, their nobility compels them to run.

وتقول من السوء، استاء الرجل، مثل استاع، كما تقول من الغم: اغتم.

And you say from as-sū': 'istā'a ar-rajulu' (the man was displeased), like 'istā'a', just as you say from al-ghamm (grief): 'ightamma' (he was grieved).