استهزاء

العربية

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استهزاء

  • /is.tih.zaːʔ/

Rhymes with -aːʔ

Where it comes from

Verbal noun of اِسْتَهْزَأَ (istahzaʔa).

noun اِسْتِهْزَاء · istihzāʔ · الِاسْتِهْزَاء · اِسْتِهْزَاءٌ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of اِسْتَهْزَأَ (istahzaʔa) (form X)
  2. mocking, ridiculing

In English

  • irony statement that may mean the opposite of what is written literally
  • mockery action of mocking; ridicule, derision

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MLA

"استهزاء." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%A1. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

استهزاء. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%A1

Chicago

"استهزاء." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%A1.

BibTeX
@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {استهزاء},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%A1},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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