Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

أَذِىَ

Root: اذى

Form: 1

Full Definition

أَذِىَI , Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun أَذًى, in [some of] the copies of the K written أَذًا, and so by IB, and أَذَآءٌ, and, accord. to IB, أَذَاةٌ and أَذِيَّةٌ, or these two are simple substs.; and ; [He was, or became, annoyed, molested, harmed, or hurt;] he experienced, or suffered, slight evil, [i. e., annoyance, molestation, harm, or hurt,] less than what is termed ضَرَر; or he experienced, or suffered, what was disagreeable, or hateful, or evil, in a small degree; بِهِ [by him, or it]; [and مِنْهُ from him, or it:] signifies the being affected by what is termed الأَذَى [i. e. what annoys, molests, harms, or hurts, one]: and also the showing the effect thereof; which is forbidden by the saying of 'Omar, إِيَّاكَ بِالنَّاسِ [Avoid thou, or beware thou of, showing the being annoyed, molested, harmed, or hurt, by men]; for this is what is within one's power.
2 Also, Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above, It was unclean, dirty, or filthy.


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