استهزأ

See also: أستهزأ

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ه ز ء (h-z-ʾ).

Verb

اِسْتَهْزَأَ (istahzaʾa) X, non-past يَسْتَهْزِئُ‎ (yastahziʾu)

  1. to mock, to deride, to belittle, to make fun of, to taunt, to ridicule [+ بِ (object) = something or someone]
    Synonym: سَخِرَ (saḵira)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 6:10:
      وَلَقَدِ ‏ٱسۡتُهۡزِئَ بِرُسُلࣲ مِّن قَبۡلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِٱلَّذِینَ سَخِرُوا۟ مِنۡهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ یَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ
      wa-laqadi stuhziʾa bi-rusulin min qablika fa-ḥāqa bi-llaḏīna saḵirū minhum mā kānū bi-hī yastahziʾūna
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Conjugation

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