مَعْصِيَةٌ sin in Arabic
مَعْصِيَةٌ is how you say “sin” in Arabic.
Root ع ص ي ʿ-ṣ-y. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar, from form I عَصَى). maʿṣiyah.
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Meaning of sin in Arabic
- disobedience, rebellion against a master, prince, or commander; opposite of طَاعَة (obedience)
- sin, transgression an act of disobedience, especially in religious usage
Example sentence
تتولّد من الْمعْصِيَة والغفلة عَن ذكر الله
They arise from sin and neglect of the remembrance of Allah.
الْمَعْصِيَةِ sin
al- = 'the'; the noun after 'min': 'disobedience, sin'.
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How it is used
مَعْصِيَةٌ is the verbal noun of عَصَى 'he disobeyed/rebelled against (his master or authority)'; alongside عِصْيَانٌ it names disobedience as the opposite of طَاعَة (obedience). In religious usage this disobedience-to-authority sense narrows to 'sin' — a transgression against what one is commanded to obey.
Words from the same root
- عَصَاهُ he disobeyed him, rebelled against him (form I)
- عِصْيَانٌ disobedience, rebellion (contrary of obedience)
- عَاصٍ one who disobeys, disobedient, rebellious (active participle)
- عَصِىٌّ very disobedient, rebellious (intensive epithet)
- عَاصَى he opposed, resisted, disobeyed (form III)
- تعاصى he feigned disobedience, or manifested incompliance (form VI)
- اِسْتَعْصَى he resisted, was unmanageable, defied control (form X)
More example sentences
فهذه الانتصارات الخفية هي التي تبنيك من الداخل حتى تصير خفيفًا على طاعة، ثقيلًا على معصية
For these hidden victories are what build you from within until you become light for obedience and heavy against sin.
مَعْصِيَةٍ sin
'ma'siya' = 'disobedience, sin'. No 'al-', so 'sin'.
فإما أن تتجر فيها بطاعة فتربح، وإما أن تتجر فيها بمعصية فتخسر
So either you trade in it with obedience and profit, or you trade in it with disobedience and lose.
بِمَعْصِيَةٍ with disobedience
The bi- marks the means again, here trading by way of disobedience. The noun is the object of that preposition, so it takes the possessive case, and with no 'the' it stays indefinite.
Common questions
- How do you say "sin" in Arabic?
- مَعْصِيَةٌ (maʿṣiyah), literally 'an act of disobedience,' from the root ع-ص-ي 'to disobey, rebel against.'
- What is the difference between مَعْصِيَة and عِصْيَان?
- Both come from the same root and verb عَصَى. عِصْيَانٌ is the abstract noun for 'disobedience/rebellion' in general, while مَعْصِيَةٌ denotes disobedience as a noun of instance — an act of disobedience, i.e. a sin.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).