سَبَّ insult in Arabic
سَبَّ is how you say “insult” in Arabic.
Arabic
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Example sentence
أعلم أن من استخف بالقرآن أو المصحف أو بشئ منه أو سبهما أو جحد حرفا منه أو كذب بشئ مما صرح به
He knew that whoever belittled the Qur'an or the mus'haf, or any part of it, or insulted both of them, or denied a letter of it, or lied about what it clearly states.
سَبَّهُمَا insulted both of them
A past-tense verb 'insulted them both' with built-in 'he' subject and an attached dual object '-them-two'. The dual suffix is Arabic's dedicated 'exactly two' form, here pointing back to the Quran and the codex named earlier. English would need the extra words 'both of them'.
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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.
سَبَّهَا insults them
A past-tense verb 'insulted them' with built-in 'he' subject and an attached '-them' (feminine plural) object pointing to the books. One word holds doer, action and the things insulted. The suffix keeps the reference tied to the revealed books.