Discover the meaning of the word ʿĀb (عاب) in the Quran, with 1 verse in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.
عاب
ʿĀb
Root: ع - ب
Jurisprudence (fiqh) 1 verse
Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Definition of ʿĀb
Al-'ayb and al-'ab: the thing by which something becomes defective, meaning contemptible.
As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working at sea. So I intended to cause defect in it as there was after them a king who seized every [good] ship by force.