صَعُبَ to be difficult in Arabic
صَعُبَ is how you say “to be difficult” in Arabic.
Root ص ع ب ṣ-ʿ-b. verb (form I). ṣaʿuba.
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Meaning of to be difficult in Arabic
- to be or become difficult, hard to do or accomplish
- to be hard to bear or endure; distressing said of a thing, affair, or event
Example sentence
اشْتَدَّ الْجِهَادُ وَصَعُبَ الأَمْرُ بِخِلافِ جِهَادِ الْكُفَّارِ
The struggle becomes intense and the matter becomes difficult, unlike the struggle against the disbelievers.
وَصَعُبَ and becomes difficult
wa- = 'and'; past-tense verb 'became hard, difficult', 'he/it' form.
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How it is used
The standard contrary of سَهْلٌ (easy). Often used impersonally with a person in the dative: عَلَيْهِ الأَمْرُ صَعُبَ, "the matter was hard on him."
Words from the same root
- صَعْبٌ difficult, hard; also stubborn, unruly
- صُعُوبَةٌ difficulty, hardship
- صَعَّبَ to make something difficult
- اِسْتَصْعَبَ to find or consider something difficult
- مُصْعَبٌ an unridden, untamed camel
Common questions
- How do you say "to be difficult" in Arabic?
- صَعُبَ (ṣaʿuba) — said of a thing, affair, or event that is hard to do, bear, or accomplish.
- What is the Arabic word for "difficulty"?
- صُعُوبَةٌ (ṣuʿūbah), the verbal noun of صَعُبَ.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).