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عيب

[ʕeːb]

noun

LanguageHijazi Arabic (Saudi Arabia)

Meaning
  1. flaw, fault, defect, shortcoming
  2. shame, disgrace
  3. flaw
  4. Something that is wrong with an object or a behavior that is considered shameful.
Examples

هذا التصرف عيب.

This behavior is a shame.

Pronunciationʕeːb

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteCommonly used in social contexts to describe something culturally inappropriate or improper.

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عيب in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.