عذاب

Arabic

Etymology

From عَذَبَ‎ (ʿaḏaba, “to hinder, to impede”).

Noun

عَذَاب • (ʿaḏāb) m

  1. torture, torment
  2. agony, suffering, pain
    • 7th century CE, The Quran‎:
      إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَى قَوْمِهِ أَنْ أَنْذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
      ʾinnā ʾarsalnā nūḥan ʾilā qawmihi ʾan ʾanḏir qawmaka min qabli ʾan yaʾtiyahum ʿaḏābun ʾalīmun
  3. punishment, penalty, retribution

Declension

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic عَذَاب‎ (ʿaḏāb)

Noun

عذاب • ('azâb)

  1. torture
  2. torment
  3. punishment
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