عاب

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Arabic

Root
ع ي ب (ʕ y b)
2 terms

Etymology

Possibly related to Egyptian ꜥb (to make dirty, to pollute).

Pronunciation

Verb

عَابَ (ʕāba) I (non-past يَعِيبُ (yaʕību), verbal noun عَيْب (ʕayb) or مَعْيبَة)

  1. to be faulty, to be defective
  2. to spoil, to mar
  3. to blame, to decry
  4. to shame, to humiliate, to disgrace
    • 2012, Julia Boutros (lyrics and music), “مُقَاوِم (muqāwim)”, in أَحِبَّائِي (ʔaḥibbāʔī):
      عَابَ مَجْدَكَ بِالمَذَلَّةِ وَالهَزَائِمِ
      حِينَمَا هَبَّ الجَنُوبُ لِكَيْ يُقَاوِم
      ʕāba majdaka bi-l-maḏallati wa-l-hazāʔimi
      ḥīnamā habba l-janūbu likay yuqāwim
      You glory was shamed with humility and defeats
      When the South stood up to resist
  5. to render defective

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