مَعْيبَة
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Highlights
Plural
عُيُوب
Verbal noun of
عَابَ
to be faulty
Most common words from the same root
Verb · Form I
عَابَ
to be faulty
Verb · Form II
عَيَّبَ
to find fault
عَيْب in English
Noun · masculine
Verbal noun of عَابَ (to be faulty): the act or idea of the verb.
- fault, defect, deficiency, failing
- flaw, shortcoming, blemish
- vice, weakness
- shame, disgrace
Word origin
From عَابَ (ʕāba, “to be faulty, to be deficient”).
Words from the root ع-ي-ب
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عَابَ
· present يَعِيبُ
Form I · The plain action
to be faulty, to be defective; to spoil, to mar; to blame, to decry
fault
عَائِب
one who finds fault in something
مَعِيب
defective
مَعْيُوب
defective
عَيْبَة
defect
إِعَابَة
عَيَّبَ
· present يُعَيِّبُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to find fault, to take exception, to object, to disapprove; to blame, to censure, to denounce, to decry; to reproach, to chide, to scold, to admonish, to reprimand
تَعْيِيب
continual criticism
مُعَيِّب
مُعَيَّب
عَيَّاب
faultfinding
مَعَابَة
disgrace
مُعَايَبَة
عَيْب: plural and other forms
| Singular | عَيْب |
|---|---|
| Plural | عُيُوب |
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