Arabic vocabulary
اسْتَخَفdisparage
How to say “disparage” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
وكذلك إذا جحد التوراة والانجيل أو كتب الله المنزلة أو كفر بها أو سبها أو استخف بها فهو كافر
Likewise, if one denies the Torah, the Gospel, or the revealed books of Allah, or disbelieves in them, or insults them, or disparages them, he is a disbeliever.
اسْتَخَفَّ — disparages. A past-tense verb 'disparaged' with the 'he' doer built in. The prefixed shape gives it a 'treat as slight' force, like the earlier belittling verb. It names the last offence before the verdict.
From: Honoring the Quran →
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