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هَجْوٌ criticism in Arabic

هَجْوٌ is how you say “criticism” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

وبيت ماله الكذب والإسراف في المدح والهجو والتشبيه والنعوت والحماسة،

And its stock-in-trade consists of lies, exaggeration in praise, satire, similes, descriptions, and boasting,

وَالْهَجْوِ and the criticism

Joined by 'wa-', this is another item in the predicate-list — 'lampoon / satire'. It is coordinated with the earlier ingredients and matches their case. The link word keeps the inventory of poetry's materials rolling.

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