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وَشَى
to inform against, to slander /waˈʃaː/
verbB1#2140 most common
Also: to denounce, to tell on, to embroider, adorn with colors
Example sentences
وَشَى الوَلَدُ بِأَخِيهِ.
The boy told on his brother.
وَشَى الرَّجُلُ بِجَارِهِ إِلَى الشُّرْطَةِ.
The man informed against his neighbor to the police.
وَشَى بِصَدِيقِهِ لِيَنَالَ المَنْصِبَ.
He informed against his friend to get the post.
وَشَى بِزُمَلائِهِ إِلَى المُدِيرِ طَمَعًا فِي التَّرْقِيَةِ.
He informed on his colleagues to the manager out of greed for a promotion.
وَشَى الحَاسِدُ بِالوَزِيرِ إِلَى المَلِكِ حَتَّى أَطَاحَ بِهِ.
The envious man slandered the minister to the king until he brought him down.
مَنْ وَشَى إِلَيْكَ بِالنَّاسِ فَسَيَشِي بِكَ إِلَيْهِمْ.
Whoever slanders others to you will slander you to them.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَشِي | وَشَيْتُ | سَأَشِي |
| 2sg | تَشِي | وَشَيْتَ | سَتَشِي |
| 3sg | يَشِي | وَشَى | سَيَشِي |
| 1pl | نَشِي | وَشَيْنَا | سَنَشِي |
| 2pl | تَشُونَ | وَشَيْتُمْ | سَتَشُونَ |
| 3pl | يَشُونَ | وَشَوْا | سَيَشُونَ |
Word family
وَاشٍinformer, slanderer, tale-bearer
وِشَايَةslander, denunciation
وَشْيembroidery, colored adornment
مَوْشِيّembroidered, variegated
وَشَّىto embroider elaborately (Form II)
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic root w-sh-y, whose base sense is to color or embroider a fabric with varied patterns. From adorning cloth the meaning shifted to dressing up words, that is, embellishing a report against someone. Classical Arabic then fixed the sense of malicious informing and slander.
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