Arabic vocabulary
عُيُوبdefects in Arabic
عُيُوب is how you say “defects” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root ع ي ب (ʿ-y-b)noun (plural of عَيْب, a maṣdar used as a substantive)Pronounced ʿuyūb
Meaning of defects in Arabic
- defects, flaws, blemishes — of things or merchandise — being faulty, unsound, or having something amiss
- vices, faults — of a person's character or conduct
ʿUyūb is the standard plural of ʿayb, the general word for a fault, flaw, or defect. It covers both physical/material shortcomings — as in faulty merchandise — and moral faults or vices in a person. The related verb ʿāba carries the double sense of 'to be defective' and 'to find fault with, blame.'
Words from the same root
- عَابَto be/become defective; also, to find fault with, blame, or reproach
- عَيْبٌa fault, defect, blemish, or vice (singular of ʿuyūb)
- عَيْبَةٌa bag or receptacle for clothes/goods; figuratively, a keeper of one's secrets
- عَائِبٌone who finds fault; a faultfinder
- عَيَّابٌone who habitually finds fault (intensive form)
- مَعِيبٌdefective, faulty, blemished (passive)
Common questions
- How do you say "defects" in Arabic?
- عُيُوب (ʿuyūb) — the plural of عَيْب (ʿayb), meaning fault, defect, or blemish.
- What is the singular of عُيُوب؟
- عَيْب (ʿayb), meaning a single fault, defect, blemish, or vice.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
فَأقر لَهُ بِالْجَهْلِ فِي علمه، والآفات فِي عمله، والعيوب فِي نَفسه، والتفريط فِي حَقه، وَالظُّلم فِي مُعَامَلَته
So he acknowledges his ignorance in his knowledge, the flaws in his actions, the defects in his self, his negligence in his duty, and the injustice in his dealings.
وَالْعُيُوبِ — the defects. wa- = 'and'; al- = 'the'; uyub means 'defects, faults' (plural of ayb).
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