ساء

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See also: شاء

Arabic

Etymology

From the root س و ء (s-w-ʔ); compare سُوء (sūʔ, evil).

Pronunciation

Verb

سَاءَ (sāʔa) I, non-past يَسُوءُ‎ (yasūʔu)

  1. to act badly, maltreat, injure
  2. (transitive) to grieve
  3. to be bad
  4. to displease
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:120:
      إِنْ تَمْسَسْكُمْ حَسَنَةٌ تَسُؤْهُمْ وَإِن تُصِبْكُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ يَفْرَحُوا بِهَا
      ʔin tamsaskum ḥasanatun tasuʔhum waʔin tuṣibkum sayyiʔatun yafraḥū bihā
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Conjugation

Verb

سَاءَ (sāʔa) (feminine سَاءَتْ)

  1. how bad! How miserable!
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:177:
      سَاءَ مَثَلًا الْقَوْمُ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَأَنفُسَهُمْ كَانُوا يَظْلِمُونَ
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    Synonym: بِئْسَ (biʔsa)
    Antonym: نِعْمَ (niʕma)