شماتة

العربية

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شماتة

/ʃa.maː.ta/

noun شَمَاتَة · šamāta · الشَّمَاتَة · شَمَاتَةٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of شَمِتَ (šamita) (form I)
schadenfreude; rejoicing at another's misfortune or suffering. لَا تُظْهِرِ الشَّمَاتَةَ لِأَخِيكَ فَيَرْحَمُهُ اللّٰهُ وَيَبْتَلِيكَ

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gloating act of one who gloats
schadenfreude malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {شماتة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}