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تَعِيس
wretch /taˈʕiːs/
nounB2#4055 most common
Also: miserable person, unfortunate one
Example sentences
أنا تعيسٌ اليوم.
I am miserable today.
هي فتاةٌ تعيسةٌ لأنها فقدت لعبتها.
She is a miserable girl because she lost her toy.
يعيش الرجل التعيس وحيداً في بيتٍ قديم.
The wretched man lives alone in an old house.
شعر بحياةٍ تعيسةٍ بعد أن فقد عمله.
He felt his life was miserable after he lost his job.
الفقراء التعساء ينتظرون مساعدة الحكومة منذ سنوات.
The wretched poor have been waiting for government help for years.
لم يكن قدره التعيس ليمنعه من مواصلة الكفاح رغم كل الصعاب.
His wretched fate was not enough to stop him from continuing the struggle despite every hardship.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تعيسٌ | تعساءُ |
| Genitive | تعيسٍ | تعساءَ |
| Accusative | تعيساً | تعساءَ |
| Vocative | تعيسُ | تعساءُ |
Word family
تَعِسَto stumble into misfortune, be wretched
تَعاسةwretchedness, misery
أَتْعَسَto make wretched, to ruin
تَعيسةwretched woman
تُعَساءwretched ones (plural)
Etymology
تعيس comes from the Arabic root ت-ع-س, tied to the verb تَعِسَ, meaning to stumble into misfortune or ruin. The old curse تعساً له, meaning may he fall into ruin, uses the same root. Over time the فعيل pattern gave a word for someone marked by lasting misfortune or misery, distinct from temporary sadness.
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