معصية

From the root ع ص ي‎ (ʕ-ṣ-y).

• IPA^(key): /maʕ.sˤi.ja/

مَعْصِيَة • (maʕṣiya) f (plural مَعْصِيَات‎ (maʕṣiyāt) or مَعَاصٍ‎ (maʕāṣin))

1. verbal noun of عَصَى‎ (ʕaṣā)
2. (countable) an act of disobedience; a transgression against a law or a command; an infraction

   Antonym: طَاعَة‎ (ṭāʕa, “obedience”)

   Coordinate term: اِعْتِدَاء‎ (iʕtidāʔ, “a transgression against a person”)

   Hypernym: جُرْم‎ (jurm, “a crime”)

   1. an act of disobedience against a deity; a sin

      Synonyms: إِثْم‎ (ʔiṯm, “an offense; an iniquity”), ذَنْب‎ (ḏanb, “a sin”)

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