عداوة

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Arabic

Root
ع د و (ʕ d w)
16 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

عَدَاوَة (ʕadāwaf (plural عَدَاوَات (ʕadāwāt))

  1. enmity
    Antonym: صَدَاقَة (ṣadāqa)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 41:34:
      وَلَا تَسْتَوِي ٱلْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا ٱلسَّيِّئَةُ ٱدْفَعْ بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا ٱلَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٌ
      wa-lā tastawī l-ḥasanatu wa-lā s-sayyiʔatu dfaʕ bi-llatī hiya ʔaḥsanu fa-ʔiḏā llaḏī baynaka wa-baynahu ʕadāwatun kaʔannahu waliyyun ḥamīmun
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    • a. 965 CE, Al-Mutanabbi, كَفَى بِكَ دَاءً أَنْ تَرَى الْمَوْتَ شَافِيًا:
      يُبِيدُ عَدَاوَاتِ الْبُغَاةِ بِلُطْفِهِ / فَإِنْ لَمْ تَبِدْ مِنْهُمْ أَبَادَ الْأَعَادِيَا
      yubīdu ʕadāwāti al-buḡāti biluṭfihi / faʔin lam tabid minhum ʔabāda l-ʔaʕādiyā
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