مكروه

Arabic

Root
ك ر ه (k-r-h)

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of كَرِهَ (kariha, “to hate, to dislike”).

Adjective

مَكْرُوه • (makrūh) (feminine مَكْرُوهَة (makrūha), masculine plural مَكْرُوهُونَ (makrūhūna), feminine plural مَكْرُوهَات (makrūhāt))

1. disliked, hated

   Synonym: كَرِيه (karīh)

2. (fiqh) makruh; not haram, but disliked or offensive, such that a person will be rewarded for avoiding it.

   Antonym: مُسْتَحَبّ (mustaḥabb)

   Coordinate terms: وَاجِب (wājib), مُبَاح (mubāḥ), مُحَرَّم (muḥarram)

Declension

Declension of adjective مَكْرُوه (makrūh)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَكْرُوه makrūh	الْمَكْرُوه al-makrūh	مَكْرُوهَة makrūha	الْمَكْرُوهَة al-makrūha
Nominative	مَكْرُوهٌ makrūhun	الْمَكْرُوهُ al-makrūhu	مَكْرُوهَةٌ makrūhatun	الْمَكْرُوهَةُ al-makrūhatu
Accusative	مَكْرُوهًا makrūhan	الْمَكْرُوهَ al-makrūha	مَكْرُوهَةً makrūhatan	الْمَكْرُوهَةَ al-makrūhata
Genitive	مَكْرُوهٍ makrūhin	الْمَكْرُوهِ al-makrūhi	مَكْرُوهَةٍ makrūhatin	الْمَكْرُوهَةِ al-makrūhati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَكْرُوهَيْن makrūhayn	الْمَكْرُوهَيْن al-makrūhayn	مَكْرُوهَتَيْن makrūhatayn	الْمَكْرُوهَتَيْن al-makrūhatayn
Nominative	مَكْرُوهَانِ makrūhāni	الْمَكْرُوهَانِ al-makrūhāni	مَكْرُوهَتَانِ makrūhatāni	الْمَكْرُوهَتَانِ al-makrūhatāni
Accusative	مَكْرُوهَيْنِ makrūhayni	الْمَكْرُوهَيْنِ al-makrūhayni	مَكْرُوهَتَيْنِ makrūhatayni	الْمَكْرُوهَتَيْنِ al-makrūhatayni
Genitive	مَكْرُوهَيْنِ makrūhayni	الْمَكْرُوهَيْنِ al-makrūhayni	مَكْرُوهَتَيْنِ makrūhatayni	الْمَكْرُوهَتَيْنِ al-makrūhatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَكْرُوهِين makrūhīn	الْمَكْرُوهِين al-makrūhīn	مَكْرُوهَات makrūhāt	الْمَكْرُوهَات al-makrūhāt
Nominative	مَكْرُوهُونَ makrūhūna	الْمَكْرُوهُونَ al-makrūhūna	مَكْرُوهَاتٌ makrūhātun	الْمَكْرُوهَاتُ al-makrūhātu
Accusative	مَكْرُوهِينَ makrūhīna	الْمَكْرُوهِينَ al-makrūhīna	مَكْرُوهَاتٍ makrūhātin	الْمَكْرُوهَاتِ al-makrūhāti
Genitive	مَكْرُوهِينَ makrūhīna	الْمَكْرُوهِينَ al-makrūhīna	مَكْرُوهَاتٍ makrūhātin	الْمَكْرُوهَاتِ al-makrūhāti

Descendants

• Pashto: مکروه (makrúh)

Noun

مَكْرُوه • (makrūh) m (plural مَكْرُوهَات (makrūhāt) or مَكَارِيه (makārīh))

1. adversity, damage, discomfort, harm, inconvenience

   هَلْ أَصَابَهُ مَكْرُوهٌ؟

   hal ʔaṣābahū makrūhun?

   Did something bad happened to him?

   (literally, “Has it been caused to come down upon him an undesirable thing?”)

Declension

Declension of noun مَكْرُوه (makrūh)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَكْرُوه makrūh	الْمَكْرُوه al-makrūh	مَكْرُوه makrūh
Nominative	مَكْرُوهٌ makrūhun	الْمَكْرُوهُ al-makrūhu	مَكْرُوهُ makrūhu
Accusative	مَكْرُوهًا makrūhan	الْمَكْرُوهَ al-makrūha	مَكْرُوهَ makrūha
Genitive	مَكْرُوهٍ makrūhin	الْمَكْرُوهِ al-makrūhi	مَكْرُوهِ makrūhi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَكْرُوهَيْن makrūhayn	الْمَكْرُوهَيْن al-makrūhayn	مَكْرُوهَيْ makrūhay
Nominative	مَكْرُوهَانِ makrūhāni	الْمَكْرُوهَانِ al-makrūhāni	مَكْرُوهَا makrūhā
Accusative	مَكْرُوهَيْنِ makrūhayni	الْمَكْرُوهَيْنِ al-makrūhayni	مَكْرُوهَيْ makrūhay
Genitive	مَكْرُوهَيْنِ makrūhayni	الْمَكْرُوهَيْنِ al-makrūhayni	مَكْرُوهَيْ makrūhay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَكْرُوهَات‎; مَكَارِيه makrūhāt‎; makārīh	الْمَكْرُوهَات‎; الْمَكَارِيه al-makrūhāt‎; al-makārīh	مَكْرُوهَات‎; مَكَارِيه makrūhāt‎; makārīh
Nominative	مَكْرُوهَاتٌ‎; مَكَارِيهُ makrūhātun‎; makārīhu	الْمَكْرُوهَاتُ‎; الْمَكَارِيهُ al-makrūhātu‎; al-makārīhu	مَكْرُوهَاتُ‎; مَكَارِيهُ makrūhātu‎; makārīhu
Accusative	مَكْرُوهَاتٍ‎; مَكَارِيهَ makrūhātin‎; makārīha	الْمَكْرُوهَاتِ‎; الْمَكَارِيهَ al-makrūhāti‎; al-makārīha	مَكْرُوهَاتِ‎; مَكَارِيهَ makrūhāti‎; makārīha
Genitive	مَكْرُوهَاتٍ‎; مَكَارِيهَ makrūhātin‎; makārīha	الْمَكْرُوهَاتِ‎; الْمَكَارِيهِ al-makrūhāti‎; al-makārīhi	مَكْرُوهَاتِ‎; مَكَارِيهِ makrūhāti‎; makārīhi