شنَأَ يَشنَأ، شنئًا وشَنَآنًا، فهو شانِئ، والمفعول مَشْنوء
Root: ش ن أSub-Meanings / Derivatives:
شنَأ فلانًا
كرِهه وأبغضه وتجنَّبه
🇬🇧 Translation:
Hated, disliked, and shunned him (To hate/loathe).
دعاءُ الرَّجل لصاحبه بالخير.
🇬🇧 Translation:
A man's prayer for his companion for good (as an antiphrasis).
Example / Citation:
- " مشنوء مَنْ يشنؤك [مثل] : مُبْغَضٌ مَنْ يَعيبُك
- {إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الأَبْتَرُ}
- {وَلَا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَآنُ قَوْمٍ عَلَى أَلَاّ تَعْدِلُوا} "
🇬🇧 Translation:
- " mashnu'un man yashna'uka [Proverb]: Hated is the one who faults you
- {Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off}
- {And do not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just}. "
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