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كءي

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to causing pain or offense through speech, and also to feelings of aversion, disgust, or rejection towards something.

Derived headwords

كَأَىverb
  1. 1.
    to hurt with wordsclassical

    To cause pain or distress through speech.

أَكْأَى عنهverb
  1. 1.
    to dislike itclassical

    To dislike something, or to find it repulsive or loathsome.

  2. 2.
    to reject itclassical

    To reject something, often due to disgust or aversion.

  3. 3.
    to find it repugnantclassical

    To consider something as disgusting or offensive.

Parallel reading

كأى إذا أوجع بالكلام
He hurt with speech.
أكأى عنه: كرهه
He disliked it.
أو قذره
Or found it repulsive.
أو اجتواه
Or found it loathsome.