شماتة

Arabic

Root
ش م ت (š m t)
5 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.maː.ta/

Noun

شَمَاتَة • (šamātaf

  1. verbal noun of شَمِتَ (šamita) (form I)
  2. schadenfreude; rejoicing at another's misfortune or suffering.
    • لَا تُظْهِرِ الشَّمَاتَةَ لِأَخِيكَ فَيَرْحَمُهُ اللّٰهُ وَيَبْتَلِيكَ
      lā tuẓhiri š-šamātata liʔaḵīka fayarḥamuhu llāhu wayabtalīka
      Do not show malicious joy towards your brother, lest God have mercy on him and test you.

Declension

Declension of noun شَمَاتَة (šamāta)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal شَمَاتَة
šamāta
الشَّمَاتَة
aš-šamāta
شَمَاتَة
šamātat
nominative شَمَاتَةٌ
šamātatun
الشَّمَاتَةُ
aš-šamātatu
شَمَاتَةُ
šamātatu
accusative شَمَاتَةً
šamātatan
الشَّمَاتَةَ
aš-šamātata
شَمَاتَةَ
šamātata
genitive شَمَاتَةٍ
šamātatin
الشَّمَاتَةِ
aš-šamātati
شَمَاتَةِ
šamātati

Descendants

  • Ottoman Turkish: شماتت (şematet)