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وعظ

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of advising, admonishing, and reminding others, often with a focus on the consequences of actions. It encompasses the process of giving advice, receiving it, and the state of being admonished.

Derived headwords

الْوَعْظnoun
  1. 1.
    advice and reminding of consequencesboth

    advice and reminding of consequences

وَعَظَverb
  1. 1.
    he advised himboth

    he advised him

وَعْظًاnoun
  1. 1.
    admonishment (as a verbal noun)both

    The act or instance of admonishing, used as a direct object or adverbial.

وَعْظَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a piece of adviceboth

    A single instance or occasion of admonishment or advice given.

اِتَّعَظَverb
  1. 1.
    he accepted the admonitionboth

    he accepted the admonition

اِتِّعَاظnoun
  1. 1.
    taking heedboth

    The act of accepting admonition or learning from a warning.

مَوْعِظَةnoun
  1. 1.
    admonitionboth

    A piece of advice or warning intended to guide or correct behavior.

  2. 2.
    sermonclassical

    A religious discourse, often intended to admonish or instruct.

Parallel reading

الوعظ: النصح والتذكير بالعواقب.
Admonition: Advice and reminding of consequences.
تقول: وعظته وعظا وعظة فاتعظ، أي قبل الموعظة.
You say: I admonished him with admonishment and a piece of advice, so he took heed, meaning he accepted the admonition.
يقال: " السعيد من وعظ بغيره، والشقي من اتعظ به غيره ".
It is said: 'The fortunate one is he who is admonished by others, and the wretched one is he whose lesson is learned by others.'