Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the roots ع ث ي (ʕ-ṯ-y) and ع ث و (ʕ-ṯ-w).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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عَثِيَ (ʕaṯiya) I, non-past يَعْثَى‎ (yaʕṯā)

  1. (intransitive) to cause corruption, to act wickedly
    Synonym: أَفْسَدَ (ʔafsada)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 11:85:
      وَيَا قَوْمِ أَوْفُوا الْمِكْيَالَ وَالْمِيزَانَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا النَّاسَ أَشْيَاءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِي الْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ
      wayā qawmi ʔawfū l-mikyāla wālmīzāna bi-l-qisṭi walā tabḵasū n-nāsa ʔašyāʔahum walā taʕṯaw fī l-ʔarḍi mufsidīna
      And O my people, give full measure and weight in justice and do not deprive the people of their due and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption.

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