سُوء
evil
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س-و-ء
The Arabic root س-و-ء (s-w-a)
Form I verb سَاءَ: to act badly
13 words in the dictionary are built from س-و-ء, including verbs in Forms I, IV, VIII. Each verb is listed with the nouns that come from it: its verbal noun (masdar), its participles, and words derived from it.
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Noun
سُوء
evil
Verb · Form VIII
اِسْتَاءَ
to be offended by
Verbs and the nouns that come from them
to act badly; to maltreat; to injure; to grieve; to be bad
سَوْء
evil
سَوَاء
سَوَاءَة
سَوَايَة
سَوَائِيَة
مَسَاءَة
مَسَايَة
مَسَاء
مَسَائِيَة
bad
مَسُوء
to do or act badly; to go wrong; to harm; to mistreat; to misunderstand (a statement or remark)
إِسَاءَة
مُسِيء
مُسَاء
اِسْتَاءَ
· present يَسْتَاءُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to be offended by
سَاءَ
Form
how bad! How miserable!
Other nouns and adjectives
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