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وَغْد
scoundrel /ˈwaɣd/
nounA2#782 most common
Also: villain, vile wretch, rogue
Example sentences
هُوَ وَغْدٌ.
He is a scoundrel.
لا تَثِق بِهذا الوَغْد.
Do not trust this scoundrel.
تَصَرَّفَ الوَغْد بِخِسّةٍ مَعَ الجَميع.
The scoundrel acted vilely toward everyone.
كَشَفَت الرِّوايةُ عَن وَغْدٍ يَخدَعُ الأبرياء.
The novel revealed a scoundrel who deceives the innocent.
لَم يَكُن سِوى وَغْدٍ مُتَلَوِّنٍ يَبيعُ وَلاءَهُ لِأعلى سِعرٍ.
He was nothing but a fickle scoundrel selling his loyalty to the highest bidder.
اِستَغَلَّ أوغادٌ بِلا ضَميرٍ مَأساةَ النّاسِ لِتَحقيقِ مَكاسِبَ رَخيصةٍ.
Conscienceless scoundrels exploited people's tragedy for cheap gains.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | وَغْدٌ | أَوْغادٌ |
| Genitive | وَغْدٍ | أَوْغادٍ |
| Accusative | وَغْداً | أَوْغاداً |
| Vocative | يا وَغْدُ | يا أَوْغادُ |
Word family
أوغادscoundrels (plural of وَغْد)
نَذْلvile wretch, cad
خَسيسbase, despicable
لَئيمmean, ignoble person
سافِلlow, baseEtymology
In classical Arabic the word first named a weak hireling, a servant who worked a household for his food. The sense slid from low status to low character, settling on a base, contemptible person. The root و-غ-د carries the idea of servility and meanness.
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