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يَحْقِرُ belittle in Arabic

يَحْقِرُ is how you say “belittle” in Arabic.

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وَلَا يَحْقِرُهُ،

nor does he look down on him,

يَحْقِرُهُ he demeans him

A present verb, 'looks down on, scorns', subject 'he' inside and '-hu' the object 'him'. Negated: 'nor does he despise him', the last of the forbidden attitudes.

From Brotherhood in Islam

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بِحَسْبِ امْرِئٍ مِنْ الشَّرِّ أَنْ يَحْقِرَ أَخَاهُ الْمُسْلِمَ،

It is enough evil for a person to look down on his Muslim brother.

يَحْقِرَ he demeans

In the subjunctive that 'an' requires, subject 'he' inside, the '-a' ending marking the mood. It means 'that he scorn', the act condemned as sufficient evil.

From Brotherhood in Islam

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