شر

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شر^¹

verb شَرَّ · šarra · يَشُرُّ · يَشِرُّ · شَرّ

to be bad, to be evil, to act badly

verb شَرَّ · šarra · يَشُرُّ · يَشِرُّ · شُرّ

to blame, to rebuke

verb يَشَرُّ · شَرَّ · šarra · شَرِرْتُ · شَرّ

to be bad, to be evil, to act badly

verb يَشُرُّ · شَرَّ · šarra · شَرُرْتُ · شَرَارَة

to be bad, to be evil, to act badly

شر^²

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Compare Ugaritic 𐎌𐎗𐎗 (šrr).

noun شَرّ · šarr · شُرُور · الشَّرّ

noun from verb verbal noun of شَرَّ (šarra) (form I)
evil وَيَدْعُ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ بِٱلشَّرِّ دُعَاءَهُ بِٱلْخَيْرِ ۖ وَكَانَ الْإِنْسَانُ عَجُولًا
Similar: مُصِيبَة, فَاجِعَة, كَارِثَة, نَازِلَة, مِحْنَة, وَاقِعَة, حَادِثَة, بَلَاء, رَزِيَّة, مَكْرُوه, بَلِيَّة, بَلْوَى

Opposite: خَيْر

adjective شَرّ · šarr · شَرَّة · شُرَّى · أَشْرَار · شِرَار

used as an elative more evil, worse; most evil, worst

شر^³

noun شُرّ · šurr · الشُّرّ · شُرٌّ

noun from verb verbal noun of شَرَّ (šarra) (form I)

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noun

Opposite: خَيْر

In English

evil moral badness, wickedness

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {شر},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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