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معض

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the feeling of anger, displeasure, and distress, often stemming from a difficult or burdensome matter. It describes the internal state of being upset and the outward expression of that discontent.

Derived headwords

مَعِضَverb
  1. 1.
    to be angryboth

    To experience anger or displeasure, particularly when something is difficult or burdensome.

  2. 2.
    to be distressedclassical

    To feel troubled or uneasy due to a difficult situation.

أَمْعَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to become angryboth

    To become angry or displeased, often as a reaction to a difficult matter.

امْتَعَضَverb
  1. 1.
    to be displeasedboth

    To show displeasure or anger, often in response to something that is difficult or vexing.

مَعْضًاnoun
  1. 1.
    angerboth

    The state of being angry or displeased.

  2. 2.
    distressclassical

    A feeling of trouble or unease caused by a difficult matter.

Parallel reading

مَعِضْتُ من ذلك الأمر أمعض معضا ومعضا وامْتَعَضْتُ منه، إذا غَضِبْتَ وشَقَّ عليك.
I became angry from that matter, I became greatly angry with anger and anger, and I became displeased with it, if you became angry and it was difficult for you.
إذا غَضِبْتَ وشَقَّ عليك.
if you became angry and it was difficult for you.
ذا مَعْضٌ لولا (2) يَرُدُّ المَعْضَا
This is a difficult matter, were it not for that which repels the anger.