قذى
Root: قذى
3 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
قذى IV: اقذى عينه (‘ainahū) to vex, annoy, gall s.o., cause s.o. worry
Entry 2
قذى qadan (coll.; n. un. قذاة qadāh) s.th. that gets in one‘s eye or into a beverage, a floating impurity, mote, speck; foreign body in the eye │ قذى في عينه (‘ainihī) an odious thing, approx.: an eyesore, a thorn in the flesh; اغضى على القذى (agḍā) to bear annoyance patiently, grin and bear it, swallow the bitter pill; غمض جفونه على القذى (gammaḍa jufūnahū) do.
Entry 3
قذى qidan pl. اقذاء aqdā’ fine dust; pl. اقذاء particles floating in the air
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