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وذء

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of criticizing, belittling, or finding fault with someone. It also extends to the concept of reprimanding or deterring someone, and their subsequent compliance.

Derived headwords

وَاذَأَverb
  1. 1.
    to criticize, belittleboth

    To find fault with someone, to disparage them, and to consider them insignificant.

وَذْءًاnoun
  1. 1.
    criticism, belittlingboth

    The act of finding fault with someone, disparaging them, and considering them insignificant.

وَذَأْتُهُverb
  1. 1.
    I reprimanded himboth

    To reprimand, scold, or deter someone.

تَوَاذَأَverb
  1. 1.
    he was deterred, he compliedclassical

    To be deterred, to be restrained, or to comply after being reprimanded or warned.

اِتَّذَأَverb
  1. 1.
    he was deterred, he compliedclassical

    To be deterred, to be restrained, or to comply after being reprimanded or warned.

Parallel reading

وذأت الرجل وذءا، إذا عبته وحقرته.
You criticize a man with criticism if you find fault with him and belittle him.
ثممت حوائجي ووذأت بشرا
I fulfilled my needs and criticized Bishr
فبئس معرس الركب السغاب
And what a miserable resting place for the hungry travelers!
ووذأته فاتذأ
And I deterred him, so he was deterred.