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أَساء

to wrong someone, to treat badly /ʔaˈsaːʔa/

verbB2#3141 most common

Also: to offend or insult, to harm, to misuse or abuse (something)

Example sentences

أَساءَ إِلَيَّ صَديقي.
My friend wronged me.
لا تُسِئْ إِلَى أُخْتِكَ.
Don't mistreat your sister.
أَساءَتْ فَهْمَ السُّؤالِ فَأَجابَتْ خَطَأً.
She misunderstood the question, so she gave the wrong answer.
أَساءَ الرَّئيسُ اسْتِخْدامَ صَلاحِيّاتِهِ.
The president abused his powers.
يُسيءُ الإِعْلامُ أَحْياناً إِلَى صورَةِ المُهاجِرينَ بِتَقارِيرَ مُضَلِّلَةٍ.
The media sometimes harms the image of migrants with misleading reports.
لَمْ يَكُنْ يَقْصِدُ أَنْ يُسيءَ إِلَيها، لَكِنَّ كَلِماتِهِ الجارِحَةَ تَرَكَتْ أَثَراً لا يُمْحى فِي نَفْسِها.
He did not mean to hurt her, but his hurtful words left a mark on her that could not be erased.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgأُسِيءُأَسَأْتُسَأُسِيءُ
2sgتُسِيءُأَسَأْتَسَتُسِيءُ
3sgيُسِيءُأَساءَسَيُسِيءُ
1plنُسِيءُأَسَأْناسَنُسِيءُ
2plتُسِيئُونَأَسَأْتُمْسَتُسِيئُونَ
3plيُسِيئُونَأَساءُواسَيُسِيئُونَ

Word family

إِساءةwrongdoing, mistreatment, offense
مُسِيءoffensive, wrongdoing
سَيِّئbad, evil
سُوءevil, harm, ill
أَساء إِلىto wrong or mistreat someone

Etymology

أَساء is the Form IV (causative) verb built on the Semitic root س و ء, which carries the core sense of badness or evil. The same root gives سَيِّئ (bad, evil) and سُوء (harm, ill). Form IV turns the basic idea of 'being bad' into a transitive act: to make something bad, that is, to do wrong or cause harm. The root is Semitic, not Indo-European, so it has no PIE ancestor.

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