عاب

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ي ب (ʿ-y-b) (related to shame and disgrace).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaː.ba/

Verb

عَابَ (ʿāba) I, non-past يَعِيبُ‎ (yaʿību)

  1. to blame, to decry
  2. to shame, to humiliate, to disgrace
    • 2012, Julia Boutros (lyrics and music), “مُقَاوِم (muqāwim)”, in أَحِبَّائِي (ʾaḥibbāʾī):
      عَابَ مَجْدَكَ بِالمَذَلَّةِ وَالهَزَائِمِ
      حِينَمَا هَبَّ الجَنُوبُ لِكَيْ يُقَاوِم
      ʿāba majdaka bi-l-maḏallati wa-l-hazāʾimi
      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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