Arabic - English Dictionary وصَمَ يصِم، صِمْ، وَصْمًا وصِمَةً، فهو واصِم، والمفعول مَوْصوم
Root: و ص مSub-Meanings / Derivatives:
وصَم فلانًا
عابَهُ، لطَّخه بقبيح، تنقَّص من قدره
🇬🇧 Translation:
To blame him, smear him with ugliness, detract from his dignity.
Example / Citation:
- " وصَمهُ بالجُبن
- وصَم شرفَ العائلة
- وصَم حسبَ فلان : ألحق به العار
- شرُّ البلادِ مكانٌ لا صديقَ به … وشرُّ ما يكسِبُ الإنسانُ ما يَصِمِ "
🇬🇧 Translation:
- " He stigmatized him with cowardice
- He stained the family's honor
- He blemished so-and-so's lineage: He brought disgrace upon him
- The worst country is a place where there is no friend... And the worst thing a man earns is what he blames "