عُيُوب defects in Arabic
عُيُوب is how you say “defects” in Arabic.
Root ع ي ب ʿ-y-b. noun (plural of عَيْب, a maṣdar used as a substantive). ʿuyūb.
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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
Example sentence
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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How it is used
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
- عَابَ to be/become defective; also, to find fault with, blame, or reproach
- عَيْبٌ a fault, defect, blemish, or vice (singular of ʿuyūb)
- عَيْبَةٌ a bag or receptacle for clothes/goods; figuratively, a keeper of one's secrets
- عَائِبٌ one who finds fault; a faultfinder
- عَيَّابٌ one who habitually finds fault (intensive form)
- مَعِيبٌ defective, 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.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).