How to say "anger" in Arabic
Shifted meaningMeaninganger
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
غَضَب
ghaḍabע'צ'ב
غضب
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
כעס
ka'asكَاءَاس
How the two words are related
Shifted meaning
Same root as a Hebrew word, but the meaning drifted over the centuries.
Arabic root
غ-ض-بHebrew root
ע-צ-בSound for sound, ghaḍab is Hebrew עֶצֶב (غ↔ע, ض↔צ), and comparativists have traditionally paired the two, the feeling drifting from anger in Arabic to sorrow and hurt in Hebrew. A debated etymology — treat it as a memory hook with an asterisk.
Related Hebrew word:עצבetsevإِتْسِڤ
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In a phrase
غَضَب شَدِيد
ghaḍab shadīdע'צ'ב שדידfierce anger