تَحَاسَد envy in Arabic
تَحَاسَد is how you say “envy” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
ولا تحاسدوا،
And do not envy one another,
تَحَاسَدُوا envy one another
A plural verb in the mutual pattern, so the envy is pictured as passing between people rather than one-directional, and the 'you all' subject is built into its ending. The prohibition word holds it in the jussive shape that marks a forbidden act.
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More example sentences
وفي رواية لا تحاسدوا، ولا تباغضوا، ولا تجسسوا، ولا تحسسوا ولا تناجشوا وكونوا عباد الله إخوانًا
And in a version: 'Do not envy, do not hate, do not spy, do not look for faults, do not artificially raise bids, and be, O servants of Allah, brothers.'
تَحَاسَدُوا you envy
A plural verb in the mutual pattern, so envy passes between people, with 'you all' built into the ending. The prohibition before it holds it in the jussive shape that signals a forbidden act.