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ق ع ظ

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily deals with the concept of causing difficulty, hardship, or distress to someone. It describes the act of imposing a burden or making a task arduous, especially for someone who was previously uninvolved or unaffected.

Derived headwords

أَقْعَظَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to cause hardshipclassical

    To make something difficult or arduous for someone, to impose hardship upon them.

إِقْعَاظًاnoun
  1. 1.
    causing hardshipclassical

    The act of causing hardship or difficulty to someone.

أَقْعَظَنِيverb
  1. 1.
    to impose hardship on meclassical

    To cause me difficulty or hardship, especially in a matter I was previously uninvolved with.

Parallel reading

أقعظه إقعاظا
He caused him hardship.
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
والصاغاني في العباب
And Al-Sagani in Al-Abab.
وأورده في التكملة
And he mentioned it in Al-Takmilah.
وكذا ذكره صاحب اللسان
And likewise, the author of Al-Lisan mentioned it.
أي شق عليه
Meaning, it caused him hardship.
ويقال: أقعظني فلان إقعاظا
And it is said: So-and-so caused me hardship.
إذا أدخل عليك مشقة في أمر كنت عنه بمعزل
If he imposed hardship upon you in a matter you were detached from.
وقد ذكره العجاج في قصيدة ظائية
And Al-A'raj mentioned it in a poem ending in 'ẓā'.