سُوء
evil
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سَاءَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to act badly; to maltreat; to injure
- to grieve transitive
- to be bad
- to displease
مَنْ سَرَّهُ زَمَنٌ سَاءَتْهُ أَزْمَانُWhosoever is pleased by time, has been harmed by time itselfإِنْ تَمْسَسْكُمْ حَسَنَةٌ تَسُؤْهُمْ وَإِن تُصِبْكُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ يَفْرَحُوا بِهَاIf good touches you, it distresses them; but if harm strikes you, they rejoice at it.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:120
Words from the root س-و-ء
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سَاءَ
· present يَسُوءُ
Form I · The plain action
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!
سَاءَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | سُؤْتُ | أَسُوءُ | أَسُوءَ | أَسُؤْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | سُؤْتَ | تَسُوءُ | تَسُوءَ | تَسُؤْ | سُؤْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | سُؤْتِ | تَسُوئِينَ | تَسُوئِي | تَسُوئِي | سُوئِي |
| هُوَ he | سَاءَ | يَسُوءُ | يَسُوءَ | يَسُؤْ | — |
| هِيَ she | سَاءَتْ | تَسُوءُ | تَسُوءَ | تَسُؤْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | سُؤْتُمَا | تَسُوءَانِ | تَسُوءَا | تَسُوءَا | سُوءَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | سَاءَا | يَسُوءَانِ | يَسُوءَا | يَسُوءَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | سَاءَتَا | تَسُوءَانِ | تَسُوءَا | تَسُوءَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | سُؤْنَا | نَسُوءُ | نَسُوءَ | نَسُؤْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | سُؤْتُمْ | تَسُوئُونَ / تَسُوءُونَ | تَسُوئُوا / تَسُوءُوا | تَسُوئُوا / تَسُوءُوا | سُوئُوا / سُوءُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | سُؤْتُنَّ | تَسُؤْنَ | تَسُؤْنَ | تَسُؤْنَ | سُؤْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | سَائُوا / سَاؤُوا | يَسُوئُونَ / يَسُوءُونَ | يَسُوئُوا / يَسُوءُوا | يَسُوئُوا / يَسُوءُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | سُؤْنَ | يَسُؤْنَ | يَسُؤْنَ | يَسُؤْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | سُوء، سَوْء، سَوَاء، سَوَاءَة، سَوَايَة، سَوَائِيَة، مَسَاءَة، مَسَايَة، مَسَاء، مَسَائِيَة |
|---|---|
| Active participle | سَيِّئ |
| Passive participle | مَسُوء |
سَاءَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to displease
مَنْ سَرَّهُ زَمَنٌ سَاءَتْهُ أَزْمَانُWhosoever is pleased by time, has been harmed by time itself
to displease
إِنْ تَمْسَسْكُمْ حَسَنَةٌ تَسُؤْهُمْ وَإِن تُصِبْكُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ يَفْرَحُوا بِهَاIf good touches you, it distresses them; but if harm strikes you, they rejoice at it.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:120
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