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شماتة

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Root
ش م ت (š m t)
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Descendants

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  • Ottoman Turkish: شماتت (şematet)