قَبَّحَ disfigure in Arabic
قَبَّحَ is how you say “disfigure” in Arabic.
Root ق ب ح q-b-ḥ. verb (Form II). qabbaḥa.
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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'
Example sentence
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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How it is used
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
- قَبُحَ to be bad, ugly, or hideous
- قَبِيحٌ bad, ugly, hideous
- قُبْحٌ ugliness, badness
- أَقْبَحَ to do or say something bad
- اِسْتَقْبَحَ to 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'.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).