عذاب

Compare عَذَّبَ‎ (ʿaḏḏaba, “to torment”) and تَعَذَّبَ‎ (taʿaḏḏaba).

عَذَاب • (ʿaḏāb) m

1. torture, torment, punishment
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 88:23-24:

     ‏إِلَّا مَن تَوَلَّىٰ وَكَفَرَ / فَيُعَذِّبُهُ اللَّهُ الْعَذَابَ الْأَكْبَرَ‎

     ʾillā man tawallā wakafara / fayuʿaḏḏibuhu l-lahu l-ʿaḏāba l-ʾakbara

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   Antonym: رَحْمَة‎ (raḥma)

2. agony, suffering, pain
   • 7th century CE, 'The Quran'‎:

     ‏إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَى قَوْمِهِ أَنْ أَنْذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ‎

     ʾinnā ʾarsalnā nūḥan ʾilā qawmihi ʾan ʾanḏir qawmaka min qabli ʾan yaʾtiyahum ʿaḏābun ʾalīmun

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   Antonym: نَعِيم‎ (naʿīm)

From Arabic عَذَاب‎ (ʿaḏāb)

عذاب • ('azâb)

1. torture
2. torment
3. punishment