Arabic word sheet
أَذًى
a hurt, a harm, a nuisance
- Type
- noun
- Root
- ء ذ ي
Meaning and usage
Harm, hurt, annoyance
What one suffers that is painful or unpleasant from someone or something: a pain, a vexation, a damage, generally lighter than real injury.
نَجَا الرُّكَّابُ مِنَ الْحَادِثِ بِلَا أَذًى.
The passengers came out of the accident without any harm.
Hurtful thing, nuisance
Also said of the very thing that bothers or hurts: an obstacle, some dirt, a noise, anything one has to suffer from.
دُخَانُ الْمَصْنَعِ أَذًى لِسُكَّانِ الْحَيِّ.
The factory smoke is a nuisance to the people of the neighbourhood.
Word family
What the root means ء ذ ي
The basic verb means to be bothered or hurt, to suffer something unpleasant, mostly in a small degree. From it come “to suffer a nuisance”, “to do someone harm” and “the harm” itself.
to suffer from, to be bothered
تَأَذَّى
to be bothered, to be hurt
أَذِيَ
harm, injury
أَذِيَّةٌ
Synonyms
damage, injury
ضَرَرٌ
It is stronger: it is real damage or loss, whereas the headword names a lighter hurt, a nuisance.
Opposites
benefit, usefulness
نَفْعٌ