معصية

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معصية

  • /maʕ.sˤi.ja/

noun مَعْصِيَة · maʕṣiya · maʕṣiyāt · مَعَاصِي · الْمَعْصِيَة

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

    Opposite: طَاعَة

  3. countable an act of disobedience against a deity; a sin

    Similar: إِثْم, ذَنْب · Opposite: طَاعَة

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  • sin violation of religious law

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"معصية." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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معصية. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A9

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"معصية." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {معصية},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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