سَيِّئَةٌ
Root: سوأ
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سَيِّئَةٌ
[fem. of سَيِّئٌ, q. v.: and also a subst., being transferred from the category of epithets to that of substs. by the affix ة], originally سَيْوِئَةٌ, An evil act or action; contr. of
حَسَنَةٌ; a fault, an offence, or an act of disobedience; or such as is intentional; a sin, a crime, or an act of disobedience for which one deserves punishment; syn. خَطِيْئَةٌ: pl. سَيِّئَاتٌ. It is said in a trad., الحَسَنَةُ بَيْنَ السَّيِّئَتَيْنِ [The good act is between the two evil acts]; meaning that the exceeding of the just bounds is a سَيِّئَة, and the falling short thereof is a سَيِّئَة, and the pursuing a middle course between these two is a حَسَنَة. [See also سَوْءَةٌ and سُوْءَى.]
2 Also; tropically,
3 An evil, or evil accident; a calamity; a misfortune; a trial, or an affliction; opposed to حَسَنَةٌ; scarcity of herbage, or of the goods, conveniences, and comforts, of life; straitness of circumstances; and unsuccessfulness; thus [likewise] opposed to حَسَنَةٌ in the Kur iv. 80. (Er- Rághib, TA in art. حسن.)
2 Also; tropically,
3 An evil, or evil accident; a calamity; a misfortune; a trial, or an affliction; opposed to حَسَنَةٌ; scarcity of herbage, or of the goods, conveniences, and comforts, of life; straitness of circumstances; and unsuccessfulness; thus [likewise] opposed to حَسَنَةٌ in the Kur iv. 80. (Er- Rághib, TA in art. حسن.)
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