Arabic vocabulary
قَبَّحَdisfigure in Arabic
قَبَّحَ is how you say “disfigure” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Root ق ب ح (q-b-ḥ)verb (Form II)Pronounced qabbaḥa
Meaning of disfigure in Arabic
- to render bad, ugly, or hideous; to disfigure — causative of the base verb 'to be ugly' — said of making a person or thing foul in form
- to declare or denounce (a deed) as bad — used when someone's action is judged blameworthy, e.g. 'he denounced his deed as wrong'
Form II, the causative counterpart of the base verb qabuḥa ('to be ugly, bad'). Covers both making something physically ugly or disfigured and morally condemning an act as wrong.
Words from the same root
- قَبُحَto be bad, ugly, or hideous
- قَبِيحٌbad, ugly, hideous
- قُبْحٌugliness, badness
- أَقْبَحَto do or say something bad
- اِسْتَقْبَحَto regard as bad or hideous
Common questions
- How do you say "disfigure" in Arabic?
- قَبَّحَ (qabbaḥa).
- What is the difference between قَبُحَ and قَبَّحَ?
- قَبُحَ (Form I) means 'to be ugly/bad'; قَبَّحَ (Form II) is causative — 'to make ugly/bad' or 'to condemn as bad'.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
قال قبحها الله من سيوف، وهل أغنت شيئا؟
He said: May Allah curse these swords! Have they ever been of any use?
قَبَّحَهَا — may Allah disfigure them. Past-tense verb 'made ugly, cursed', 'he' form, used as a wish; the ending '-ha' adds 'them' (the swords) — 'may He disfigure them'.
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