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ضَغِينَة
grudge (deep-seated malice or rancor held against someone) /dˤaˈɣiː.na/
nounB2#4338 most common
Also: rancor, spite, ill will
Example sentences
في قلبه ضغينة.
There is a grudge in his heart.
أنا لا أحمل لك أي ضغينة.
I don't hold any grudge against you.
حاول أن ينسى ضغينته القديمة تجاه جاره.
He tried to forget his old grudge toward his neighbor.
رغم كل الخلافات بينهما، لم تكن هناك أي ضغينة حقيقية.
Despite all the disagreements between them, there was no real grudge.
تراكمت الضغائن بين العائلتين على مر السنين حتى تحولت إلى عداء دائم.
Grudges built up between the two families over the years until they turned into lasting enmity.
ينبغي للمرء أن يطهّر قلبه من الضغينة كي يحيا بسلام داخلي حقيقي.
One ought to cleanse one's heart of rancor in order to live in genuine inner peace.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ضَغِينَةٌ | ضَغَائِنُ |
| Genitive | ضَغِينَةٍ | ضَغَائِنَ |
| Accusative | ضَغِينَةً | ضَغَائِنَ |
| Vocative | يا ضَغِينَةُ | يا ضَغَائِنُ |
Word family
ضِغْنgrudge, rancor (base noun on the same root)
ضاغِنharboring a grudge, resentful
أَضْغَانgrudges, buried resentments (plural, used in classical texts)
تَضَاغَنَto hold mutual grudges against one another
Etymology
The word comes from the Arabic root ḍ-gh-n (ض-غ-ن), which denotes hidden hatred or concealed ill will kept in the heart rather than shown openly. The pattern faʿīlah used here is common for abstract nouns describing an inner state or quality. The related plural aḍghān appears in classical religious texts to describe the buried resentments in people's hearts.
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