مَكْرُوه disliked in Arabic
مَكْرُوه is how you say “disliked” in Arabic.
Root ك ر ه k-r-h. adjective (passive participle). makrūh.
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Meaning of disliked in Arabic
- disliked, disapproved of, hated
- foul, abominable, evil a strong term of aversion, equated with سيء 'bad' and شر 'evil'
- hardships, calamities in the plural مكاره, as in مكاره الدهر 'the afflictions of fortune'
Example sentence
وَمُوَافَقَةُ الْمَحْبُوبِ فِي الْمَكْرُوهِ مَحْبُوبَةٌ فَكَيْفَ إِذا دَعَا إِلَى مَحْبُوب
And agreeing with the beloved even in what is disliked is beloved, so how much more when it calls to something beloved?
الْمَكْرُوهِ what is disliked
al- = 'the'; makruh means 'the disliked thing' — the noun after 'fi'.
The English is machine-translated.
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How it is used
مَكْرُوه is the passive participle of كَرِهَ, describing something regarded as foul, hateful, or an object of aversion. Its plural مَكَارِه is also used on its own for hardships or misfortunes, as in مكاره الدهر, "the afflictions of fortune".
Words from the same root
- كَرِهَ to dislike, disapprove of, hate
- أَكْرَهَ to force someone against their will
- الكَرَاهِيَة dislike, aversion, hatred
- كَرِيه hateful, repulsive, disliked
- كَارِه unwilling, reluctant
Common questions
- How do you say "disliked" in Arabic?
- مَكْرُوه (makrūh).
- What does مكروه mean besides "disliked"?
- It can mean something foul or abominable, and in the plural مكاره it refers to hardships or calamities, as in مكاره الدهر, 'the afflictions of fortune'.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).