Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

عَادِيَةٌ

Root: عدو

Full Definition

عَادِيَةٌ [fem. of.عَادٍ, q. v.

def.2 As a subst., it signifies] Wrongdoing, injustice, injuriousness, or tyranny; and evil, or mischief; as in the saying دَفَعْتُ عَنْكَ عَادِيَةَ فُلَانٍ [I repelled, or have repelled, from thee the wrongdoing &c., and the evil, or mischief, of such a one]: it is an Verbal.Noun [or rather a quasi-Verbal.Noun] like عَاقِبَةٌ: and signifies also sharpness, or hastiness, of temper; and anger. Also The harm, or hurt, of poison.

def.3 See also عُدَوَآءُ, in three places.

def.4 عَوَادِى الكَرْمِ, of which عَادِيَةٌ is the sing., signifies The grape-vines that are planted at the feet, or roots, of great trees.


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