Arabic vocabulary
شَنْعَاءodious
How to say “odious” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
وكم من رجل غضب على ولده أو صديقه، فقال كلمة قاسية فرقت بينهما، أو فعل فعلة شنعاء أورثت عداوة
How many a man has gotten angry at his child or friend, uttered a harsh word that separated them, or committed a terrible deed that led to enmity.
شَنْعَاءَ — odious. An adjective 'hideous' describing the deed. It trails its noun and copies its indefinite ending, agreeing with it: a hideous deed.
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