B2noun
عَدْوَى
ʿadwā
infection / contagion
Example
اِنتَقَلَتِ العَدوى بَينَ الطُّلّاب.
intaqalati l-ʿadwā bayna ṭ-ṭullāb.
The infection spread among the students.
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Arabic root
ع-د-و
3 words from this root family
B2adjective
مُعْدٍ
muʿdin
contagious / infectious
Example
هذا المَرَضُ مُعدٍ وَيَنتَشِرُ بِسُرعَة.
hādhā l-maraḍu muʿdin wa-yantashiru bi-surʿa.
This disease is contagious and spreads quickly.
A2noun
عَدُوٌّ
ʿaduww
enemy / foe
Example
إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ فَاتَّخِذُوهُ عَدُوًّا
inna ash-shayṭāna lakum ʿaduwwun fattakhidhūhu ʿaduwwā
Indeed, Satan is an enemy to you; so take him as an enemy (35:6)
Grammar
Masculine noun. Plural: أَعْدَاءٌ (aʿdāʾ). Can be used for singular and collective. Feminine: عَدُوَّةٌ. Related verb: عَادَى (to be hostile).
Culture
The Quran identifies Satan as humanity's greatest enemy and urges believers to treat him as such — through awareness and seeking refuge in God.