مَكْرُهٌ difficulty in Arabic
مَكْرُهٌ is how you say “difficulty” in Arabic.
Root ك ر ه k-r-h. noun (noun of place/circumstance). makrah.
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Meaning of difficulty in Arabic
- a hardship, a difficulty something one dislikes doing
- a thing or event that is disliked opposed to مَنْشَطٌ, an easy or welcome thing
Example sentence
وَإِنَّ الْحَكِيمَ يُذِّلُّ نَفْسَهُ بِالْمَكَارِهِ حَتَّى تَعْتَرِفَ بِالْحَقِّ
And indeed, the wise humbles his soul with difficulties until it acknowledges the truth.
بِالْمَكَارِهِ with difficulties
'bi-' = 'with'; 'al-' = 'the'; 'makarih' = 'hardships', so 'with the hardships'.
The English is machine-translated.
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How it is used
Lane records مَكْرَه as the opposite of مَنْشَطٌ — a hard, unwelcome task set against an easy, welcome one.
Words from the same root
- كَرِهَ to dislike, disapprove of, or hate
- الكَرَاهِيَةُ dislike, aversion, hatred
- كَرِيهٌ disliked, repulsive, hateful
- مَكْرُوهٌ something disliked or abominable
- أَكْرَهَ to force someone against their will
Common questions
- How do you say "difficulty" in Arabic?
- مَكْرَه (makrah) — literally a thing one dislikes, used for a hardship or unwelcome task.
- What is the connection between مَكْرَه and كَرِهَ?
- مَكْرَه is the 'disliked thing/circumstance' noun built from the verb كَرِهَ, 'to dislike or hate'.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).