عاب

Arabic

Root
ع ي ب (ʕ-y-b)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaː.ba/

Verb

عَابَ • (ʕāba) I, non-past يَعِيبُ‎ (yaʕību)

  1. to blame, to decry
  2. 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
  3. to render defective

Conjugation

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