مَعاصِي sins in Arabic
مَعاصِي is how you say “sins” in Arabic.
Root ع ص ي ʿ-ṣ-y. noun (plural of maʿṣiyah, verbal noun). maʿāṣī.
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Meaning of sins in Arabic
- sins, transgressions plural of maʿṣiyah, an act of disobedience
- acts of disobedience, rebellion
Example sentence
وَكَذَلِكَ تداعي الْمعاصِي،
And likewise, the spread of sins.
الْمَعاصِي of sins
al- = 'the'; maasi means 'sins, acts of disobedience' (plural) — the 'of…' word: 'of sins'.
The English is machine-translated.
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How it is used
Maʿāṣī, the plural of maʿṣiyah (itself a verbal noun of ʿaṣā, 'he disobeyed him'), carries the literal sense of disobeying one in authority, such as a master, over into the broader sense of sins or wrongdoing.
Words from the same root
- عَصَى to disobey, rebel against
- عِصْيَانٌ disobedience, rebellion
- عَاصٍ disobedient, rebellious
- مَعْصِيَةٌ a sin, an act of disobedience
- اِسْتَعْصَى to resist, refuse to obey
Common questions
- How do you say "sins" in Arabic?
- مَعَاصِي (maʿāṣī).
- What is the singular of معاصي؟
- معصية (maʿṣiyah) — a single act of disobedience or sin.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).