عثي

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Arabic

Root
ع ث ي (ʕ ṯ y)
1 term

Pronunciation

Verb

عَثِيَ (ʕaṯiya) I (non-past يَعْثَى (yaʕṯā), verbal noun عَثَيَان (ʕaṯayān) or عُثِيّ (ʕuṯiyy))

  1. (intransitive) Alternative form of عَثَا (ʕaṯā): to cause corruption, to act wickedly
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 11:85:
      وَيَا قَوْمِ أَوْفُوا الْمِكْيَالَ وَالْمِيزَانَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا النَّاسَ أَشْيَاءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِي الْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ
      wayā qawmi ʔawfū l-mikyāla wālmīzāna bi-l-qisṭi walā tabḵasū n-nāsa ʔašyāʔahum walā taʕṯaw fī l-ʔarḍi mufsidīna
      And O my people, give full measure and weight in justice and do not deprive the people of their due and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption.

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