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عرز

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with concepts of opposition, stubbornness, and going against someone or something. It encompasses notions of contention, defiance, and deliberate avoidance.

Derived headwords

المعارزةnoun
  1. 1.
    Contentionboth

    The act of being in opposition or contention with someone.

  2. 2.
    Oppositionboth

    The state of being contrary or in opposition to something or someone.

عَارَزَverb
  1. 1.
    To opposeclassical

    To act in opposition or contention against someone.

  2. 2.
    To go againstclassical

    To deliberately avoid or go against someone or something.

Parallel reading

المعارزة: المعاندة والمجانبة.
Al-mu'aarazah: Contention and avoidance.