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زرى

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the semantic field of finding fault, blaming, criticizing, and looking down upon someone or something. It extends to concepts of belittling, despising, and even neglecting or being negligent towards something.

Derived headwords

زَرَى عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to criticize himboth

    To find fault with someone, to blame them for their actions.

  2. 2.
    to reproach himboth

    To admonish or reprimand someone, often for a perceived wrongdoing.

  3. 3.
    to belittle himboth

    To treat someone as insignificant or of little value.

يَزْرَىverb
  1. 1.
    he criticizesboth

    Present tense of finding fault, blaming, or criticizing.

زَرِيًّاnoun
  1. 1.
    criticismboth

    The act of finding fault or blaming.

زِرَايَةnoun
  1. 1.
    criticismboth

    The act of finding fault, blaming, or censuring.

  2. 2.
    reproachboth

    An expression of disapproval or disappointment.

مَزْرِيَةnoun
  1. 1.
    a cause for blameclassical

    Something that serves as a reason for criticism or reproach.

  2. 2.
    a source of contemptclassical

    Something that leads others to look down upon or despise.

مِزْرَاةnoun
  1. 1.
    a cause for blameclassical

    Something that leads to criticism or reproach.

زِرْيَانnoun
  1. 1.
    criticismclassical

    The act of finding fault or blaming.

أَزْرَى عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    he criticized himboth

    To find fault with or blame someone, often implying a lesser degree or less common usage than the basic form.

تَزَرَّى عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    he criticized himboth

    To find fault with or blame someone; this form is noted as being used.

أَزْرَى بِأَخِيهِverb
  1. 1.
    he imputed a fault to his brotherboth

    To introduce a flaw or defect to someone, with the intention of making them appear flawed.

  2. 2.
    he belittled his brotherboth

    To make someone seem small or insignificant.

أَزْرَى بِالْأَمْرِverb
  1. 1.
    he neglected itboth

    To treat a matter with negligence or disregard.

  2. 2.
    he fell short in itboth

    To fail to meet expectations or standards regarding a matter.

مِزْرَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    one who criticizes peopleboth

    A person who habitually finds fault with or blames others.

زَرِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    intermediate in sizeclassical

    Describing a waterskin that is neither too small nor too large, but of a medium size.

الْمُزْدَرِيnoun
  1. 1.
    the contemptuous oneboth

    One who despises or looks down upon others.

  2. 2.
    the lionclassical

    A metaphorical name for a lion, possibly due to its perceived ferocity or dominance.

الْمُسْتَزْرِيnoun
  1. 1.
    the contemptuous oneclassical

    One who despises or looks down upon others; similar to 'al-muzderi' but with a different grammatical form.

Parallel reading

زَرَى عَلَيْهِ فِعْلَهُ
He criticized his action.
يَزْرِي عَلَيْهِ
He criticizes him.
عَنَبَهُ وَعَابَهُ
He blamed him and found fault with him.
الزَّارِي عَلَى عُمَرَ قَدْ قُلْتَ فِيهِ غَيْرَ مَا تَعْلَمُ
O you who criticize Omar, you have said about him other than what you know.
وَالزَّارِي عَلَى الْإِنْسَانِ الَّذِي لَا يَعُدُّهُ شَيْئًا وَيُنْكِرُ عَلَيْهِ فِعْلَهُ
And the one who criticizes a person is one who considers him as nothing and denies his action.
وَإِنِّي عَلَى لَيْلَى لَزَارٍ
And indeed, I am critical of Layla.
أَزْرَى بِأَخِيهِ إِزْرَاءً: أَدْخَلَ عَلَيْهِ عَيْبًا
He imputed a fault to his brother: he introduced a defect to him.
أَزْرَى بِالْأَمْرِ: تَهَاوَنَ بِهِ وَقَصَّرَ بِهِ
He neglected the matter: he was negligent towards it and fell short in it.
رَجُلٌ مِزْرَاءٌ: يُزْرِي عَلَى النَّاسِ
A man who is a critic: he finds fault with people.
سِقَاءٌ زَرِيٌّ: بَيْنَ الصَّغِيرِ وَالْكَبِيرِ
A zariy waterskin: between small and large (i.e., medium-sized).
وَالْمُزْدَرِي: الْمُحْتَقِرُ
And the muzderi: the one who despises.