سوّأ
Root: سوأ
Form: 2
Full Definition
سوّأII
[He corrupted, or marred]. You say, سَوِّ وَلَا تُسَوِّئْ
Rectify thou, and do not corrupt, or mar. [See also 4.]
2 سوّأ عَلَيْهِ He said to him أَسَأْتُ [Thou hast done ill]. You say, سَوَّأْتُ عَلَيْهِ مَا صَنَعَ, or صَنِيعَهُ, i. e. فِعْلَهُ, Verbal.Noun تَسْوِئَةٌ and تَسْوِىْءٌ, I discommended to him what he had done, or his deed; and said to him أَسَأْتَ [Thou hast done ill]. And إِنْ أَسَأْتُ فَسَوِّئْ عَلَىَّ [If I do ill, say thou to me, Thou hast done ill].
2 سوّأ عَلَيْهِ He said to him أَسَأْتُ [Thou hast done ill]. You say, سَوَّأْتُ عَلَيْهِ مَا صَنَعَ, or صَنِيعَهُ, i. e. فِعْلَهُ, Verbal.Noun تَسْوِئَةٌ and تَسْوِىْءٌ, I discommended to him what he had done, or his deed; and said to him أَسَأْتَ [Thou hast done ill]. And إِنْ أَسَأْتُ فَسَوِّئْ عَلَىَّ [If I do ill, say thou to me, Thou hast done ill].
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